stole

A long scarf, usually of embroidered silk or linen, worn over the left shoulder by deacons and over both shoulders by priests and bishops while officiating.

An ornamental garment worn over both shoulders and tapering to a point in front and in back, worn especially by members of church choirs.

A woman’s long scarf of cloth or fur worn about the shoulders.

A long robe or outer garment worn by matrons in ancient Rome.

Same as stolon.

An obsolete form of stool.

A stola, or any garment of similar nature.

In the Roman Catholic, Oriental, and Anglican churches, an ecclesiastical vestment, consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material, worn over the shoulders (by deacons over one shoulder) and hanging down in front to the knees or below them.

A chorister’s surplice or cotta: an occasional erroneous use.