| Stola | ‖n.; pl. Stolae [ L. See Stole a garment. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A long garment, descending to the ankles, worn by Roman women. [ 1913 Webster ] The stola was not allowed to be worn by courtesans, or by women who had been divorced from their husbands. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Stole | n. [ AS. stole, L. stola, Gr. &unr_; a stole, garment, equipment, fr. &unr_; to set, place, equip, send, akin to E. stall. See Stall. ] 1. A long, loose garment reaching to the feet. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] But when mild morn, in saffron stole,
First issues from her eastern goal. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Eccl.) A narrow band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched with embroidery and jewels, worn on the left shoulder of deacons, and across both shoulders of bishops and priests, pendent on each side nearly to the ground. At Mass, it is worn crossed on the breast by priests. It is used in various sacred functions. [ 1913 Webster ]
Groom of the stole, the first lord of the bedchamber in the royal household. [ Eng. ] Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Stolidity | n. [ L. stoliditas. ] The state or quality of being stolid; dullness of intellect; obtuseness; stupidity. [ 1913 Webster ] Indocile, intractable fools, whose stolidity can baffle all arguments, and be proof against demonstration itself. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Stolon | n. [ L. stolo, -onis: cf. F. stolon. Cf. Stole a stolon, 1st Stool. ] 1. (Bot.) A trailing branch which is disposed to take root at the end or at the joints; a stole. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) An extension of the integument of the body, or of the body wall, from which buds are developed, giving rise to new zooids, and thus forming a compound animal in which the zooids usually remain united by the stolons. Such stolons are often present in Anthozoa, Hydroidea, Bryozoa, and social ascidians. See Illust. under Scyphistoma. [ 1913 Webster ] |
