/stəʊl/, /stoʊl/
OriginSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- form-of, pastsimple past of steal
“TransPennine Express has removed all QR codes from its 71 car parks after scammers covered up a genuine code sticker with a false one and stole £13,000 from a woman's bank account.”
- archaic, colloquial, form-of, participle, pastpast participle of steal
“[…]when indeed they have ſeen nothing, but have ſtole the word of the Lord from others, and borrowed from their neighbour[…]”
“And glory pointed still the goal / THat fired his lay; / But now revolving time has stole / Those dreams away.”
“[…]He must have stole my gear after he ran off, licking his wounds." Clint spoke loudly and proudly and drew some applause.”
- 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.
“1994-1998, Encyclopaedia Britannica CD 98, Multimedia Edition
Certain robes indicate a position in the hierarchy; others correspond to function and may be worn by the same individual at different time”
“With sou'-wester under arm, and oilskin open so that God might see the stole and know that there was no deception, he chanted from a prayer-book in a tone exactly like that of a blackfellow devil-dovv”
- A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.
- A stolon.
Formsstoles(plural) · stoal(alternative) · stoale(alternative) · stolle(alternative)