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.

tole

²

[tohl]

verb (used with object)

toled, toling 

1. toll.

tole

/ təʊl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tole¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tole¹

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