tole
tole — noun
1. Thin sheets of iron or steel that have been coated with tin, then painted and de
Thin sheets of iron or steel that have been coated with tin, then painted and decorated with colourful designs. During the 1700s and 1800s, tole was commonly used for decorative household items such as trays, coffeepots, and candlesticks.
The museum curator polished an antique tole tray painted with pink roses.
uncountable noun used attributively: tole tray
Collectors value eighteenth-century tole coffeepots that still have their original painted flowers and leaves.
period modifier + tole + noun
Grandma stored her sewing supplies in an old tole box with red and green patterns.
An artisan restored the chipped tole lamp and matched its original 1820s paint.
Trays, canisters, and document boxes were common tole items in colonial America.
- japanware
specifically refers to objects finished with a black lacquer imitation of Asian lacquerware, a subset of tole
- tinware
broader term for any objects made from tinplate, not necessarily painted or decorated
- lacquered metalware
more technical and general; covers any metal with a lacquer finish, not specific to tinplate
文法句型
tole + noun (as modifier)
用法筆記
Tole is an uncountable noun referring to the material itself. When describing an object made of tole, use the attributive pattern: a tole tray / a tole coffeepot. The word is uncommon in everyday speech and appears mainly in antique-dealing, museum, and craft contexts.