a long loose garment, robe; 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; a long wide scarf or similar covering worn by women usually across the shoulders
Stole is the past tense of steal. Past tense of steal. the past tense of steal. a long straight piece of cloth or fur that a woman wears across her shoulders
{i} long strip of cloth worn as part of an ecclesiastical vestment; long women's scarf of fur or cloth
A vestment worn by the priest over both shoulders when administering the Sacraments It symbolizes the yoke of obedience to Christ It is held in place by the cincture
The long scarf-like decoration worn over both shoulders of a priest and one shoulder of a deacon as signs of the office in which they serve
item of mass vestments; a long rectangular piece of fabric worn around the neck and crossed on the chest by a priest, over the left shoulder be a deacon
a long, narrow strip of cloth worn around the neck of the priest and allowed to hang down the front of the clerical vestments; some stoles are decorated with diocesan or school insignia near the lower ends
A narrow band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched with embroidery and jewels, worn on the left shoulder of deacons, and across both shoulders of bishops and priests, pendent on each side nearly to the ground