tole

1

or tôle

[ tohl ]

noun
  1. enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.

Origin of tole

1
1925–30; <French tôle sheet of iron, plate, dialectal variant of tabletable

Words Nearby tole

Other definitions for tole (2 of 2)

tole2
[ tohl ]

verb (used with object),toled, tol·ing.

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How to use tole in a sentence

  • He tole her he had a nice forty acres fer sale–hunderd down, the balance later on.

    Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher | Eleanor Gates
  • I done tole her, an' her face lit right up like de sun shinin' in de mawnin'.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • Now, hain't I, an' I hain't tole many lies, nor tached a thing sense I took that bill from him.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • Miss Dory never tole nothin'; she was silent as de grave about—him—de fader of de lill chile, I mean.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • I don't remember, 'case as I said my memory is ole an' leaky, and mebby I ain't tellin' it right in course as I tole him.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for tole

tole

/ (təʊl) /


noun
  1. enamelled or lacquered metal ware, usually gilded, popular in the 18th century

Origin of tole

1
from French tôle sheet metal, from French (dialect): table, from Latin tabula table

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