stola Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sto"la noun

Etymology

L. See Stole a garment.

Wordforms

plural Stolæ

Definitions

1. (Rom. Antiq.) A long garment, descending to the ankles, worn by Roman women.

   The stola was not allowed to be worn by courtesans, or by women who had been divorced from their husbands. Fairholt.