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polos
[ pol-os ]
noun
, plural pol·oi [pol, -oi].
- a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polos1
First recorded in 1840–50, polos is from the Greek word pólos axis
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Example Sentences
You can buy ultrasoft hoodies, polos and T-shirts online, but customers can also “shop blind” and buy mystery boxes.
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It is no wonder that the Polos were not known until they recalled themselves to the memory of their friends.
From Project Gutenberg
The Polos had taken about three and a half years to get to China.
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Other travelers besides the Polos returned with similar tales of the East.
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She wears a polos, and has a tympanum in the left hand, and has a lion by her left side.
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The three Polos had for some time been looking for an opportunity to return to Venice, but Kublai was unwilling to have them go.
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