Emily Dickinson Lexicon

STOLE, n. [L. and It. stola; Sp. estola.]

1. A long vest or robe; a garment word by the priests of some denominations when they officiate. It is a broad strip of cloth reaching from the neck to the feet. – Encyc.
2. [L. stolo.] A sucker; a shoot from the root of a plant, by which some plants may be propagated; written also stool.