English Explanatory Dictionary

tole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A decorative metalware having a lacquered or enamelled surface that is painted or gilded.
verb
  1. To entice; to allure or attract.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of toll, especially in the sense a portion of grain paid to the miller who grinds it.
noun
  1. A tola (unit of mass).
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of tell
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/tol/

Word forms

tole toles toling toled tollen toll

Etymology

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

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