stola

American  

[stoh-luh] / ˈstoʊ lə /

noun

plural

stolae, stolas

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

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Etymology

Origin of stola

1720–30; < Latin < Greek stolḗ; see stole ²

Example Sentences

Sometimes the stola was clasped over the shoulder, and in some instances it had sleeves.

From The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic by Gilman, Arthur

Nepo's toga and my stola are hidden in a grove just outside the town, and it will be dusk by the time we arrive there.

From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

She wore a snowy stola, or robe of finest linen, with purple border, flowing in ample folds to her sandaled feet Over this was negligently thrown a saffron-coloured veil of thinnest tissue.

From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by Withrow, William Henry

The stola is said to have been a more ample and ornamented sort of tunic.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

Cornelia surveyed herself in her best silken purple flounced stola, thrust the last pin into her hair, and confined it all in a net of golden thread.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns