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stole

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1. stole - Noun

2. stole - Verb

Derived from steal

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of Steal

imp. of Steal.

A stolon.

A long, loose garment reaching to the feet.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me. Emo Philips

The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules, whose would you use? Dale Carnegie

I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely Army nurse and popped her into a Navy uniform, where she has done very well for herself. James A. Michener

What the thief stole has always been called expensive. Persian Proverb

The thief makes perhaps one mistake; those he stole from made a hundred. Russian Proverb

A poor man does not pick up things if does they say he stole them. Swahili Proverb

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