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||Sto"la (?), n.; pl. Stolæ (#). [L. See Stole a garment.] (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.
Stole (?), imp. of Steal.
Stole, n. [L. stolo, - onis.] (Bot.) A stolon.
Stole, n. [AS. stole, L. stola, Gr. &?; a stole, garment, equipment,
fr. &?; to set, place, equip, send, akin to E. stall. See Stall.] 1. A
long, loose garment reaching to the feet. Spenser.
But when mild morn, in saffron stole, First issues from her eastern
goal.
T. Warton.
2. (Eccl.) A narrow band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched with
embroidery and jewels, worn on the left shoulder of deacons, and across
both shoulders of bishops and priests, pendent on each side nearly to
the ground. At Mass, it is worn crossed on the breast by priests. It is
used in various sacred functions.
Groom of the stole, the first lord of the bedchamber in the royal
household. [Eng.] Brande & C.
Stoled (?), a. Having or wearing a stole.
After them flew the prophets, brightly stoled In shining lawn.
G. Fletcher.
Stol"en (?), p. p. of Steal.
Stol"id (?), a. [L. stolidus.] Hopelessly insensible or stupid; not
easily aroused or excited; dull; impassive; foolish.
Sto*lid"i*ty (?), n. [L. stoliditas.] The state or quality of being
stolid; dullness of intellect; obtuseness; stupidity.
Indocile, intractable fools, whose stolidity can baffle all
arguments, and be proof against demonstration itself.
Bentley.
Stol"id*ness (?), n. Same as Stolidity.
Sto"lon (?), n. [L. stolo, - onis: cf. F. stolon. Cf. Stole a stolon,
1st Stool.] 1. (Bot.) A trailing branch which is disposed to take root
at the end or at the joints; a stole.
2. (Zoöl.) An extension of the integument of the body, or of the body
wall, from which buds are developed, giving rise to new zooids, and
thus forming a compound animal in which the zooids usually remain
united by the stolons. Such stolons are often present in Anthozoa,
Hydroidea, Bryozoa, and social ascidians. See Illust. under
Scyphistoma.
Stol`o*nif"er*ous (?), a. [Stolon + -ferous: cf. F. stolonifère.]
Producing stolons; putting forth suckers.
||Sto"ma (?), n.; pl. Stomata (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a mouth.] 1.
||(Anat.) One of the minute apertures between the cells in many serous
||membranes.
2. (Bot.) (a) The minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs
opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually bordered by two
contractile cells. (b) The line of dehiscence of the sporangium of a
fern. It is usually marked by two transversely elongated cells. See
Illust. of Sporangium.