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 matron wore a stola, a long tunic girded in broad folds under the breast, and a white palla, a wide upper garment, loosely over her shoulders.

From The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril by Balfour, Grant

Her white stola was also covered by a purple mantle, but without hem.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Dahn, Felix

Sometimes the stola was clasped over the shoulder, and in some instances it had sleeves.

From The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic by Gilman, Arthur

Among the Romans, the stola had a serious significance, beyond its use as an article of attire.

From Roman Women by Brittain, Alfred

She wore a stola and outer garment of stainless white linen—the perfectly plain badge of her chaste and holy office; while on her small feet were dainty sandals, bound on by thongs of whitened leather.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns