tole

/toʊl/
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Other forms: toles

Definitions of tole
  1. noun
    enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century
    “the Pennsylvania Dutch tole watering can might be a reproduction but it looks convincing”
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    type of:
    metalware
    household articles made of metal (especially for use at table)
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