stola

American  

[stoh-luh] / ˈstoʊ lə /

noun

plural

stolae, stolas

1. a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.

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Etymology

Origin of stola

1720–30; < Latin < Greek stolḗ; see stole ²

Example Sentences

The palla was flung like a cloak or mantle, over the stola, or uppermost robe, 'Ad talos stola demissa et circundata palla.'

From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2 by De Quincey, Thomas

Then he was disconcerted to see neither the white stola and saffron mantle nor the bracelets and fillets that had seemed to him part and parcel of the beauty they adorned.

From The Aspirations of Jean Servien by France, Anatole

Time was when I should have given them to Ilia as a border for her stola.

From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis

Polly, on Orne's right, looked younger and softer in a green stola gown that hazed her barrel contours.

From Operation Haystack by Dongen, H. R. van

"You stick to your stola," he said, "and let me stick to my Lola."

From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace