stole
pronunciation
How to pronounce stole in British English:
UK [stəʊl]
How to pronounce stole in American English:
US [stoʊl]
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- Noun:
- a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
Word Origin
- stole (n.)
- Old English stole "long robe, scarf-like garment worn by clergymen," from Latin stola "robe, vestment" (also source of Old French estole, Modern French étole, Spanish estola, Italian stola), from Greek stole "a long robe;" originally "garment, equipment," from root of stellein "to place, array," with a secondary sense of "to put on" robes, etc., from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)). Meaning "women's long garment of fur or feathers" is attested from 1889.
Example
- 1. What intrigued him was the guy who stole them .
- 2. This woman stole from you .
- 3. Some scum stole my bicycle .
- 4. Chapter 7 who stole the tarts ?
- 5. 7 Who stole the tarts ?