1
: a long loose garment : robe
2
: an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a long usually silk band worn traditionally around the neck by bishops and priests and over the left shoulder by deacons
3
: a long wide scarf or similar covering worn by women usually across the shoulders
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 May 2025
In the photo, shot by Miles Diggs, pregnant Rihanna walks through the crowd of paparazzi under an umbrella holding a fur stole.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Miss Black America, in a fur stole, advertised sparkling wine; near a clipping of an African sculpture, wig models beamed.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The runners on first and second base stole as Leiter delivered a curveball that missed its spot low and in.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Photo: Getty Images At the start of the carpet, Jenner wore a dramatic black silk stole that wrapped around her opera-gloved arm and trailed behind her on the ground.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 May 2025
In the photo, shot by Miles Diggs, pregnant Rihanna walks through the crowd of paparazzi under an umbrella holding a fur stole.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Miss Black America, in a fur stole, advertised sparkling wine; near a clipping of an African sculpture, wig models beamed.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The runners on first and second base stole as Leiter delivered a curveball that missed its spot low and in.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stole
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“Stole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stole. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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