tole

or tôle

[ tohl ]

/ toʊl /

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noun

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

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Origin of tole

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

Words nearby tole

tolar, tolbooth, tolbutamide, tolbutamide test, told, tole, Toledo, tolerable, tolerance, tolerance dose, tolerance zone

Other definitions for tole (2 of 2)

tole²

[ tohl ]

/ toʊl /

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

toll² (defs. 5, 6).

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

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

Word Origin for tole

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

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