polos

[ pol-os ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural pol·oi [pol, -oi].

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

Origin of polos¹

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

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

The Polos had taken about three and a half years to get to China.

Other travelers besides the Polos returned with similar tales of the East.

She wears a polos, and has a tympanum in the left hand, and has a lion by her left side.

The three Polos had for some time been looking for an opportunity to return to Venice, but Kublai was unwilling to have them go.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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