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PRONUNCIATION OF BARBER'S POLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARBER'S POLE

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Barber's pole is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BARBER'S POLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

barber's pole

Barber's pole

A barber's pole is a type of sign used by barbers to signify the place or shop where they perform their craft. The trade sign is, by a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, a staff or pole with a helix of colored stripes. The pole may be stationary or may revolve, often with the aid of an electric motor. A "barber's pole" with a helical stripe is a familiar sight, and is used as a secondary metaphor to describe objects in many other contexts. For example, if the shaft or tower of a lighthouse has been painted with a helical stripe as a daymark, the lighthouse could be described as having been painted in "barber's pole" colors.

Definition of barber's pole in the English dictionary

The definition of barber's pole in the dictionary is a sign outside a barber's shop consisting of a pole painted with red and white spiral stripes.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARBER'S POLE

barbecuing
barbed
barbed wire
barbed wire entanglements
barbed wire fence
barbed-wire grass
barbel
barbell
barbellate
barber
barber´s itch
barber´s rash
Barbera
barberries
barberry
barbershop
barbershop quartet
Barberton daisy
barbet
barbette

WORDS THAT END LIKE BARBER'S POLE

celestial pole
clothes pole
curtain pole
from pole to pole
greasy pole
hop pole
icy pole
magnetic pole
negative pole
north celestial pole
pole
range pole
ski pole
telegraph pole
telephone pole
tent pole
totem pole
trolley pole
unit magnetic pole
up the pole
whisker pole

Synonyms and antonyms of barber's pole in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «barber's pole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BARBER'S POLE

Find out the translation of barber's pole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of barber's pole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «barber's pole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

理发极
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polo de barbero
570 millions of speakers

English

barber´s pole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नाई की पोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطب الحلاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полюс парикмахера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pólo do barbeiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাবিকের মেরু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le pôle de la barbe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gunting rambut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Friseur Pol
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

理髪店の看板柱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이발사 의 극
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tukang cukur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cực thợ cắt tóc của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முடிதிருத்தும் கம்பம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

न्हाव्याचे पोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Berber direği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

palo del barbiere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słup fryzjera
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полюс перукаря
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pol frizerie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόλο κουρέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Barber se paal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

barberaren pol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Barbers pol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of barber's pole

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARBER'S POLE»

The term «barber's pole» is normally little used and occupies the 147.457 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BARBER'S POLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barber's pole

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARBER'S POLE»

Discover the use of barber's pole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barber's pole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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At the Sign of the Barber's Pole: A Study in Hirsute History
In At the Sign of the Barber's Pole, the late academic William Andrews has poured over countless historical records and works of literature to offer readers the definitive story of society's fondness for bygone beards, mustaches, and wigs.
William Andrews, 2008
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Sheep Farming for Meat and Wool
Adult barber's pole worms live in the fourth stomach (abomasum). Barber's pole worm can become a problem in warm wet summers. Barber's pole worms suck blood from the lining of the fourth stomach and in the acute form of the disease ...
Jane Court, John Webb Ware, Sue Hides, 2010
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Barber's Pole
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A barber's pole is a type of sign used by barbers to signify the place or shop where they perform their craft.
Frederic P Miller, Agnes F Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
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MACDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4 PHANTOM II: FLIGHT MANUAL 9
The prowle indications of this failure are the appearance of a 'barber's pole' for the leading edge flaps whilst operating with half or full flap, followed by asymmetric flap and loss of utility hydraulic pressure. Although the flaps might retract ...
COSTARMAEREO, 1969
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Hairdressing: Hairstyle, Hairpin, Ampyx, Barber, Hairbrush, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
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Naval History of Canada: Canadian Forces Maritime Command, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
7
Ovis: Sheep, Mesta, Barber's Pole, History of Sheep, Marco ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, Source: Wikipedia, Books Group, 2011
8
Barber's Pole
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A barber's pole is a type of sign used by barbers to signify the place or shop where they perform their craft.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The Every Day Book, Or, A Guide to the Year: Describing the ...
The Barber's Pole is still a sign in country towns, and in many of the villages near London. It was stated by lord Thurlow in the house of peers, on the 17th of July, 1797, when he opposed the surgeons' incorporation bill that, " By a statute still in  ...
William Hone, 1826
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar ...
The Barber's Pole is still a sign in country towns, and in many of the villages near London. It was stated by lord Thurlow in the house of peers, on the 17th of July, 1797, when he opposed the surgeons' incorporation bill that, " By a statute still in  ...
William Hone, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARBER'S POLE»

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Detour Before Dark: Carnivore Indominus at The Buckhorn …
John: If you take a look at that old photograph of Main Street, Winters, in the late 1800s you'll see a barber's pole along the roadway (points to a ... «Press Tribune Newspaper, Jul 15»
2
MacKinnon: Internationally ranked Barber makes pole vaulting a …
When Canadian pole vaulter Shawn Barber's pole snapped in the warm-up for the recent NCAA track and field championships, it was a mildly ... «Edmonton Journal, Jun 15»
3
Barber shop opens in Gaylord
... Blades Barber Shop, creating a masculine barber-shop environment complete with an old-fashioned barber's pole to draw attention outside. «Nwmichigan, Jun 15»
4
EXCHANGE: Barber customers also get blood pressure check
... years ago barbers served dual roles as a surgeon and dentist and the traditional twisted red and white barber's pole has bloody origins. «Belleville News-Democrat, Jun 15»
5
Women left trapped in car after Bridge of Don Smash
Police Scotland at the scene of an accident on the Ellon Road at Bridge of Don, close to the area's Barber's Pole hairdresser. Picture by KENNY ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jun 15»
6
North Hills High School senior crafts staircase for family home
He heated and twisted half-inch-square stock like a barber's pole,” said Demharter, 40, of Sarver. Ian Lloyd received his certification as a ... «Tribune-Review, Jun 15»
7
Barber chain marks first year in the Blackburn
Not forgetting the traditional red and white barber's pole that was usually used to signify the presence of a barbers shop. “Blackburn was always ... «Asian Image, May 15»
8
New weapon for Barber's pole worm
The new Barber's pole worm vaccine, Barbervax, was used and the wool producers are happy with the results. Brian and Jen Lanz and son Nic ... «The Land Newspaper, May 15»
9
Parasite resistance studied
Haemonchosis is caused by haemonchus contortus, also known as barber's pole worm, and is particularly able to develop resistance to ... «Western Producer, May 15»
10
Blades Barber Shop now open in downtown Gaylord
Blades Barber Shop is a take on the traditional barber shop with an old-fashioned barber's pole outside. The shop has a very man cave-like ... «Petoskey News-Review, May 15»

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