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tole

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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

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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

Definition for tole (2 of 2)

tole2
[ tohl ]
/ toʊl /

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

toll2 (defs. 5, 6).
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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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