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stole

1

[ stohl ]

verb

  1. simple past tense of steal.


stole

2

[ stohl ]

noun

  1. an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below. Compare tippet ( def 2 ).
  2. a woman's shoulder scarf of fur, marabou, silk, or other material. Compare tippet ( def 1 ).
  3. a long robe, especially one worn by the matrons of ancient Rome.

stole

1

/ stəʊl /

noun

  1. a long scarf or shawl, worn by women
  2. a long narrow scarf worn by various officiating clergymen


stole

2

/ stəʊl /

verb

  1. See steal
    the past tense of steal

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stole1

before 950; Middle English, Old English < Latin stola < Greek stolḗ clothing, robe; akin to Greek stéllein to array, Old English stellan to place, put

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stole1

Old English stole, from Latin stola, Greek stolē clothing; related to stellein to array

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Example Sentences

Yep, the song the Whos sing in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Chinese hackers stole source code and wormed their way into Gmail.

“He did not trust his slaves and regularly complained that they shirked work, stole supplies, and broke tools,” writes Larson.

Judge Drioux intimated Picasso he was part of a larger gang of criminals who stole the Mona Lisa.

The problem now is that they came back to the fight with sophisticated weapons, weapons they stole from the Americans.

Mrs. Wurzel was quite right; they had been supplied, regardless of cost, from Messrs. Rochet and Stole's well-known establishment.

Awe stole upon him; he felt himself included in the great ideal of this older day.

A cold, numbing sensation stole down my spine and made my legs grow suddenly weak.

Piegan swung into the coulée at a fast lope, and we stole carefully down to meet him.

The belated moon stole up from its lair, hovered above the sky-line, a gaudy orange sphere in the haze of smoke.

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