tōl

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tōl, n.n: that by which one makes things, a tool, implement, instrument; (in a collective sense) tools, machinery, apparatus. (TOAL / ˈtoːl)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man seated with writing implements, listening to a haloed man who comes down from the clouds to him holding a key.
Douce Apocalypse; England (London?), c. 1265-70; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 180, p. 9. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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