Tole Definition

tōl
toled, tole
noun
A type of lacquered or enameled metalware popular in the 18th cent. and reproduced today for trays, lamps, etc.: it is commonly dark-green, ivory, or black.
Webster's New World

(uncommon) Tola (unit of mass)

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verb
To allure; entice.
Webster's New World

To attract.

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Other Word Forms of Tole

Noun

Singular:
tole
Plural:
toles

Origin of Tole

  • French tôle sheet metal variant of table table, slab from Old French from Latin tabula board

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French tôle (“sheet iron"), from dialect French taule (“table"), from Latin tabula

    From Wiktionary

  • From Old English stem *tyll, related to betyllan (“to allure") and fortyllan (“to seduce").

    From Wiktionary

Tole Sentence Examples

  • Tole painting is a good place to start because it only uses a couple of different kinds of brush strokes to complete the design.

  • The doctrines and the works the works of Aristotle had been transmitted by the of Aris- Nestorians to the Arabs, and among those kept alive by a tole.

  • These cardboard jigsaw puzzles can be hand drawn, rubber stamped, stenciled, airbrushed, tole painted or screen printed.

  • I have taught fabric painting and tole painting to many friends in the evenings after work.

  • Decorative painting encompasses a world of techniques, though you'll often hear the term when people are talking about tole painting or one-stroke techniques.

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Words Starting With

TTOTOL

Words Ending With

ELEOLE

Unscrambles

tole

Words Starting With T and Ending With E

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Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With T4 Letter Words Ending With E