stola

[ stoh-luh ]

/ ˈstoʊ lə /

a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.

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1720–30; < Latin < Greek stolḗ; see stole²

The stola was an oblong garment worn over the tunica and extended to the feet.
The Historical Child|Oscar Chrisman
Courtezans, and women condemned for adultery, were not permitted to wear the stola—hence called togat.
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology|Charles K. Dillaway
Above the stola, women wore a mantle called palla or pallium.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
The tunic was of that pale shining gold which the ancients described by the word hyaline; the stola was of saffron colour.
Darkness and Dawn|Frederic W. Farrar

The palla was a kind of cloak worn out of doors over the stola.
The Historical Child|Oscar Chrisman