polos

American  

[pol-os] / ˈpɒl ɒs /

noun

plural

poloi

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

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Etymology

Origin of polos

First recorded in 1840–50, polos is from the Greek word pólos axis

Example Sentences

The brand is new and sells premium products like $150 golf polos, and its success is yet to be determined.

From MarketWatch

The creative director for the Spanish fashion house Loewe, Anderson outfits the loose-limbed Starkey in appropriately tattered polos and perfectly tailored trousers, Craig in Burroughs’ signature linen suit and spectacles.

From Los Angeles Times

In the middle, a group of assistants dressed in Abercrombie & Fitch uniforms - polos, blue jeans and flip-flops - were casually folding clothes on a table, pretending to be shop workers, he says.

From BBC

Again, and it's funny because most of those polos were either from charity shops.

From Salon

Out go the neckties and starched shirts; in come short-sleeved polos and linen shirts, even the occasional Hawaiian.

From New York Times