POLOS

Meaning of POLOS in English

/pol"os/ , n. , pl. poloi /pol"oy/ .

a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, esp. on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.

[ 1840-50; pólos axis ]

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POLOS — ˈpäˌläs noun ( plural po·loi -lȯi) Etymology: Greek, polos, pivot, axis, pole — more at pole : a high crown …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POLO, MARCO — born с 1254, Venice or Curzola, Venetian Dalmatia died Jan. 8, 1324, Venice Venetian merchant and traveler who journeyed from …
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PULLEY — I. ˈpu̇lē, -li noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English poley, pouley, from Middle French polie, poulie, from (assumed) Vulgar …
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FOAL — I. ˈfōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fole, from Old English fola; akin to Old High German folo …
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TURCOPOLE — ˈtərkəˌpōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin turcopulus, turcopolus, from Middle Greek tourkopoulos, literally, son of a Turkish, from …
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PALI- — combining form Etymology: Greek palin, pali again, back; akin to Greek polos pivot, axis — more at pole : pathological …
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POLE — pole 1 — poleless , adj. /pohl/ , n. , v. , poled, poling . n. 1. a long, cylindrical, …
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FOAL — /fohl/ , n. 1. a young horse, mule, or related animal, esp. one that is not yet one year of …
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POLE — I. ˈpōl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pāl stake, pole, from Latin palus stake; akin to Latin pangere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PULLEY — noun ( plural pulleys ) Etymology: Middle English poley, pully, from Anglo-French pulie, probably ultimately from Greek polos axis, pole …
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PALINDROME — noun Etymology: Greek palindromos running back again, from palin back, again + dramein to run; akin to Greek polos axis, …
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PULLEY — ■ noun ( plural ~s ) a wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes, used to raise …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POLE — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a long, slender piece of wood or metal, typically used as a support. ↘a wooden …
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PULLEY — [pul.ley] n, pl pulleys [ME pouley, fr. MF poulie, prob. ultim. fr. Gk polos axis, pole--more at pole] (14c) 1: …
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PALINDROME — [pal.in.drome] n [Gk palindromos running back again, fr. palin back, again + dramein to run; akin to Gk polos axis, …
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MATE — also called Yerba Mat, Paraguay Tea, or Brazilian Tea, tealike beverage, popular in many South American countries, brewed from the …
Britannica English vocabulary
POLO, MARCO — born c. 1254, Venice , or Curzola, Venetian Dalmatia [now Korcula, Croatia] died January 8, 1324, Venice Marco Polo in …
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PULLEY — / ˈpʊli; NAmE / noun a wheel or set of wheels over which a rope or chain is pulled in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POLE — / pəʊl; NAmE poʊl/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a long thin straight piece of wood or metal, especially …
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POLAR — / ˈpəʊlə(r); NAmE ˈpoʊ-/ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. connected with, or near the North or South Pole …
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PULLEY — pul ‧ ley /ˈpʊli/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: poulie , probably …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POLO MINT — Polo 1 BrE AmE ( also ˈPolo mint ) trademark a type of hard, round, white sweet sold in the …
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POLO — I. Polo, Mar ‧ co /ˈmɑːkəʊ $ ˈmɑːr-/ BrE AmE (?1254–1324) an Italian traveller whose writings gave Europeans their first …
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POLE — I. pole 1 W3 /pəʊl $ poʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Language: Old English ; Origin: pal …
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POLO, MARCO — born 0441; 1254, Venice or Curzola, Venetian Dalmatia died Jan. 8, 1324, Venice Venetian merchant and traveler who journeyed from …
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