[stohl] 
,| 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, esp. one worn by the matrons of ancient Rome. |
clothing, robe; akin to Gk stéllein to array, OE stellan to place, put
[steel] ,verb, stole, sto⋅len, steal⋅ing, noun | 1. | to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch. |
| 2. | to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment. |
| 3. | to take, get, or win insidiously, surreptitiously, subtly, or by chance: He stole my girlfriend. |
| 4. | to move, bring, convey, or put secretly or quietly; smuggle (usually fol. by away, from, in, into, etc.): They stole the bicycle into the bedroom to surprise the child. |
| 5. | Baseball. (of a base runner) to gain (a base) without the help of a walk or batted ball, as by running to it during the delivery of a pitch. |
| 6. | Games. to gain (a point, advantage, etc.) by strategy, chance, or luck. |
| 7. | to gain or seize more than one's share of attention in, as by giving a superior performance: The comedian stole the show. |
| 8. | to commit or practice theft. |
| 9. | to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved: She stole out of the house at midnight. |
| 10. | to pass, happen, etc., imperceptibly, gently, or gradually: The years steal by. |
| 11. | Baseball. (of a base runner) to advance a base without the help of a walk or batted ball. |
| 12. | Informal. an act of stealing; theft. |
| 13. | Informal. the thing stolen; booty. |
| 14. | Informal. something acquired at a cost far below its real value; bargain: This dress is a steal at $40. |
| 15. | Baseball. the act of advancing a base by stealing. |
| 16. | steal someone's thunder, to appropriate or use another's idea, plan, words, etc. |
| steal (stēl) v. stole (stōl), sto·len (stō'lən), steal·ing, steals v. tr.
[Middle English stelen, from Old English stelan.] steal'er n. Synonyms: These verbs mean to take another's property wrongfully, often surreptitiously. Steal is the most general: stole a car; steals research from colleagues. |
| stole 1 (stōl) n.
[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin stola, garment, robe, from Greek stolē; see stel- in Indo-European roots.] |
| stole 2 (stōl) v. Past tense of steal. |
steal (stēl)
n.
The diversion of blood flow from its normal course.
stole
ecclesiastical vestment worn by Roman Catholic deacons, priests, and bishops and by some Anglican, Lutheran, and other Protestant clergy. A band of silk 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimetres) wide and about 8 feet (240 centimetres) long, it is the same colour as the major vestments worn for the occasion. Some Protestant clergy wear stoles with colours or symbols that do not conform to liturgical colours. The Roman Catholic deacon wears it over the left shoulder with ends joined under the right arm; priests and bishops wear it around the neck with ends hanging vertically, except that priests cross the ends in front when wearing an alb. In the Roman Catholic Church it is a symbol of immortality. It is generally considered the unique badge of the ordained ministry and is conferred at ordination.
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