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Definition of Stole
1. Noun. A wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women.
Definition of Stole
1. n. A stolon.
2. n. A long, loose garment reaching to the feet.
Definition of Stole
1. Verb. (simple past of steal) ¹
2. Noun. An ecclesiastical garment. ¹
3. Noun. A scarf-like garment, often made of fur. ¹
4. Noun. (botany) A stolon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stole
1. a long-wide scarf [n -S] : STOLED [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stole
Literary usage of Stole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1846)
"To whit ! to whit ! to whee ! Will you listen to me ? Who stole ... Who stole
four eggs I laid, And the nice nest I made? Bob-a-link ! Bob-a-link ! ..."
2. Poems by Grades: Containing Poems Selected for Each Grade of the School by Ada Van Stone Harris, Charles Benajah Gilbert (1907)
"Who stole four eggs I laid, And the nice nest I made ? ... Who stole a nest away
From the plum tree today?" " Not I," said the dog. " Bow-wow! ..."
3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1920)
"WHO stole THE TARTS ? THE King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne
when they arrived, with a great crowd assembled about them—all sorts of ..."
4. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (2007)
"WHO stole THE TARTS ? THE King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne
when they arrived, with a great crowd assembled about them^all sorts of ..."
5. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"... night-dress never moved—I waited, looking at her, as I have seen her thousands
of times, as I shall never see her again—and then stole hack to my room. ..."
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