tole

toʊl

Definition

Definition of tole - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

craft

Dated

painted or enameled metalware, especially in decorative art

Dated

The museum displayed exquisite examples of tole from the 19th century..

grain payment

Rare

portion of grain paid to a miller

Rare

Farmers gave tole to the miller for grinding.

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painted or enameled metalware, especially in decorative art
portion of grain paid to a miller

Origin of tole

French, toile (cloth)

Examples of tole in a sentence

Tole trays were popular in the 18th century.
The tole was collected at the end of the harvest season.
Each farmer paid their tole before taking the flour home.

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French:métal peint, mouture, ...
German:bemaltes Metall, Mahlgeld, ...
Italian:metallo smaltato, porzione di grano, ...
Spanish:metal pintado, tolva, ...
Portuguese:tole, taxa do moleiro, ...
Chinese:彩绘金属器, 磨谷费, ...
Japanese:トールペイント, トール, ...
Arabic:أوانٍ معدنية مطلية, نصيب الحبوب, ...
Hebrew:כְּלֵי מֶתֶּכֶת צְבוּעִים, תוֹל, ...
Russian:тонированный металл, доля зерна, ...
Ukrainian:толе, тол, ...
Hindi:टोल, तोल, ...
Bengali:টোল, তোল, ...
Catalan:metall pintat, tol, ...
Czech:plechové dekorativní předměty, mlevné, ...
Danish:tole, kornafgift, ...
Dutch:beschilderd metaalwerk, maalrecht, ...
Greek:τολ, φόρος, ...
Hungarian:zománcozott fémtárgy, őrlőrész, ...
Khmer:សិល្បៈលោហៈលាបពណ៌, ចំណែកគ្រាប់ធញ្ញជាតិដែលបង់ឱ្យម្ចាស់ម៉ាស៊ីនកិន, ...
Korean:토르, 톨, ...
Persian:توله, تول, ...
Polish:metaloplastyka, opłata zbożowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):tole, taxa de moagem, ...
Romanian:tole, tol, ...
Swedish:målad plåt, mjölnarandel, ...
Thai:เครื่องเคลือบ, ค่าธรรมเนียม, ...
Turkish:tole, tahıl payı, ...
Vietnamese:đồ kim loại sơn, phần ngũ cốc, ...

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