tole also tôle (t l)n. A lacquered or enameled metalware, usually gilded and elaborately painted. [French tôle, sheet metal, variant of table, table, slab, from Old French, from Latin tabula, board.] |
tole [təʊl]
n
enamelled or lacquered metal ware, usually gilded, popular in the 18th century
[from French tôle sheet metal, from French (dialect): table, from Latin tabula table]
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| Noun | 1. | tole - 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" metalware - household articles made of metal (especially for use at table) |
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