stole

/stəʊl/ · verb

Meaning

simple past of steal
past participle of steal
A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress, corresponding to the Eastern epitrachelion.
A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.
A stolon.

Etymology / origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

στολή(Ancient Greek)→
stola(Latin)→
stole(Old English)→
*stel-(ine-pro)→
stole (English)
Relations: root, inh, der, der

Related words

*stel-(ine-pro)stole(Old English)stola(Latin)στολή(Ancient Greek)ストール(Japanese)

Descendant words

ストール(Japanese) (bor)

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