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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">stoles</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>epitrachelia</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>visitation stoles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>confessional stoles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>deacon&apos;s stoles</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>stole collars</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>vestments</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>ecclesiastical stole</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ecclesiastical stoles</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stole</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Ecclesiastical vestments worn by bishops and priests consisting of a long narrow strip of silk, linen, or other cloth worn around the neck and falling from the shoulders to the knee or lower. In the Western church, the sides of the stole are crossed over the chest. ]]></note></mads>