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TOLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century
Example:
the Pennsylvania Dutch tole watering can might be a reproduction but it looks convincing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tole" is a kind of...):
metalware (household articles made of metal (especially for use at table))