tole

or tôle

[tohl]

noun

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

Origin of tole

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

tole

[tohl]

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

toll²(defs 5, 6).

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Examples from the Web for tole

Historical Examples of tole

Mars Tom, he could a got de cow fer fifteen, en I tole him so.
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
"And you tole us they didn't keep cows, too," put in Willie, triumphantly.
Harper's Young People, September 7, 1880
Various
He leveled it on Leonard an' tole him to pull his shirt open.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States
Various
He tole mother to go an' cook us all sumptin to eat an' she did.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States
Various
He come back do' an' tole his marster to do what he wanted to wid him.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States
Various

British Dictionary definitions for tole

tole

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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Word Origin and History for tole

"ornamented and painted sheet iron," 1946, from French tôle "sheet iron," from dialectal taule "table," from Latin tabula "a flat board" (see table (n.)).