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stole | stile |

As a verb stole

is (steal).

As a noun stole

is an ecclesiastical garment or stole can be (botany) a stolon.

As an adjective stile is

stylish, smart.

stole

English

Etymology 1

From the verb to steal .

Verb

(head)
  • (steal)

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) stole, (etyl) stola, (etyl) , from "to set", "place", "equip", "send", akin to English stall.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An ecclesiastical garment.
  • * Certain robes indicate a position in the hierarchy; others correspond to function and may be worn by the same individual at different times. The most important vestment among the insignia [of the clergy] is the stole', the emblem of sacerdotal status, the origin of which is the ancient pallium. The '''stole originally was a draped garment, then a folded one with the appearance of a scarf, and, finally, in the 4th century, a scarf. As a symbol of jurisdiction in the Roman Empire, the supreme pontiff (the pope, or bishop of Rome) conferred it upon archbishops and, later, upon bishops, as emblematic of their sharing in the papal authority. ''Copyright 1994-1998 Encyclopaedia Britannica CD 98 Multimedia Edition
  • A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.

    • Etymology 3

    (etyl) stolo, (-onis).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A stolon.

    • References

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    Anagrams

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    stile

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (wikipedia stile) (en noun)
  • A set of steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people but not livestock to pass.
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
    • 'Twas very true what Greening said; for of a summer evening I would take the path that led up Weatherbeech Hill, behind the Manor; both because 'twas a walk that had a good prospect in itself, and also a sweet charm for me, namely, the hope of seeing Grace Maskew. And there I often sat upon the stile that ends the path and opens on the down, and watched the old half-ruined house below; and sometimes saw white-frocked Gracie walking on the terrace in the evening sun, and sometimes in returning passed her window near enough to wave a greeting.
  • A vertical component of a panel or frame, such as that of a door or window.
  • A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a style.
    • (Moxon)
  • (obsolete) A mode of composition; a style.
  • * Bunyan
    • May I not write in such a stile as this?

    Related terms

    * turnstile

    External links

    * ("stile" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

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