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stole(1) (iou) and Jaffe's test (medicine)


stole(1) (iou)



stole noun1.
[Old English stole fem., stol neut., from Latin stola from Greek stole equipment, array, clothing, garment, from base of stellein to place or array.]
A long robe. Now poet. or Hist. OE.
b. An ecclesiastical gown, a surplice. rare. E19.
Ecclesiastical. A vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or linen, worn over the shoulders (by deacons over the left shoulder only) and hanging down to the knee or lower. OE.
b. An embroidered strip of linen hanging down in front of an altar. rare. E16.
A woman's long scarf or shawl, worn loosely over the shoulders. L19.
Comb.: stole-fees (esp. Roman Catholic Church) = SURPLICE fees.

Jaffe's test (medicine)


Jaffe's test


A qualitative test for the presence of indicanuria; after an equal amount of HCl is added to the urine, the further addition of chloroform and CaCl2 gives rise to blue or purple chloroform droplets which sink to the bottom if indican is present; a quantitative test for creatinine based on its reaction with alkaline picrate.