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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, tol·ing.

tole

/ təʊl /

noun

  1. enamelled or lacquered metal ware, usually gilded, popular in the 18th century
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tole1

1925–30; < French tôle sheet of iron, plate, dialectal variant of table table
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tole1

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

He tole her he had a nice forty acres fer sale–hunderd down, the balance later on.

I done tole her, an' her face lit right up like de sun shinin' in de mawnin'.

Now, hain't I, an' I hain't tole many lies, nor tached a thing sense I took that bill from him.

Miss Dory never tole nothin'; she was silent as de grave about—him—de fader of de lill chile, I mean.

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.

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