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tole

US/tol/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century

  • “the Pennsylvania Dutch tole watering can might be a reproduction but it looks convincing”

Origin

From French tôle (“sheet iron”), from dialectal French taule (“table”), from Latin tabula. Doublet of table.

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