polos

[ pol-os ]

noun,plural pol·oi

[pol-oi]. /ˈpɒl ɔɪ/.

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

Origin of polos

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

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It is no wonder that the polos were not known until they recalled themselves to the memory of their friends.
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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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