tole
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tole (countable and uncountable, plural toles)
(uncountable) A decorative metalware having a lacquered or enamelled surface that is painted or gilded
(uncommon) tola (unit of mass)
tole (third-person singular simple present toles, present participle toling, simple past toled, past participle tollen or toled)
(archaic) To entice; to allure or attract.
tole (uncountable)
(historical) A portion of grain paid to the miller who grinds it.
tole
(Southern US, African-American Vernacular, and some dialects of England) simple past tense and past participle of tell
• ELOT, LOTE, Leto, lote, telo-
Source: Wiktionary
Tole, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toled; p. pr. & vb. n. Toling.] Etym: [OE. tollen to draw, to entice; of uncertain origin. Cf. Toll to ring a bell.]
Definition: To draw, or cause to follow, by displaying something pleasing or desirable; to allure by some bait. [Written also toll.] Whatever you observe him to be more frighted at then he should, tole him on to by insensible degrees, till at last he masters the difficulty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 February 2025
(noun) (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; “the tumor’s invasion of surrounding structures”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
