What is another word for stoles?

Pronunciation: [stˈə͡ʊlz] (IPA)

Stoles are a type of formal accessory worn over the shoulders. They are commonly associated with religious ceremonies, academic events, or official occasions. Synonyms for stoles include shawls, wraps, scarves, mantles, and cloaks. These words all refer to similar garments that are draped or wrapped around the body. Shawls and wraps are typically made of lightweight materials and are worn for decorative or practical purposes. Scarves are also used for warmth or as a fashion accessory. Mantles and cloaks refer to heavier, more formal garments that cover the entire body and often have a hood. These synonyms can be used interchangeably depending on the context and style of the garment.

What are the hypernyms for Stoles?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Stoles

Two brown urchins assisted them, and went where the women could not go, crawling under the thorns into the hedge, and creeping along the side of the steep bank, gathering acorns that had fallen into the mouths of the rabbit holes, or that were lying under the stoles.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
If you are in a hurry, you must climb up into the double mound beside the lane, and force your way along it between thorns and stoles, till you reach the channel through which the current is rushing.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
Beyond the fir trees the copse runs up into a corner, where hawthorn bushes, briar, and bramble succeed to the ash-stoles, and are in turn bordered by some width of furze and brake fern.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies

Famous quotes with Stoles

  • And six little Singing-boys,—dear little souls! In nice clean faces, and nice white stoles, Came in order due, Two by two, Marching that grand refectory through.
    Richard Harris Barham
  • O fol of alle foles, Thou farst as he betwen tuo stoles That wolde sitte and goth to grounde.
    John Gower

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