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Meaning of "maypole" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MAYPOLE

ˈmeɪˌpəʊl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAYPOLE

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Maypole is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MAYPOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Maypole

A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place. The festivals may occur on May Day or Pentecost, although in some countries it is instead erected at Midsummer. In some cases the maypole is a permanent feature that is only utilised during the festival, although in other cases it is erected specifically for the purpose before being taken down again. Primarily found within the nations of Germanic Europe and the neighbouring areas which they have influenced, its origins remain unknown, although it has been speculated that it originally had some importance in the Germanic paganism of Iron Age and early Medieval cultures, and that the tradition survived Christianisation, albeit losing any original meaning that it had. It has been a recorded practice in many parts of Europe throughout the Medieval and Early Modern periods, although became less popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, the tradition is still observed in some parts of Europe and among European communities in North America.

Definition of maypole in the English dictionary

The definition of maypole in the dictionary is a tall pole fixed upright in an open space during May-Day celebrations, around which people dance holding streamers attached at its head.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAYPOLE

antipole · bargepole · beanpole · bibliopole · blackpoll · catchpole · dipole · doddypoll · fish-pole · flagpole · lodgepole · monopole · multipole · quadripole · quadrupole · rantipole · ridgepole · tadpole · technopole · Walpole

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAYPOLE

mayfly · mayhap · mayhem · Mayhew · Maying · mayn´t · Mayo · Mayon · mayonnaise · mayor · mayoral · mayoralties · mayoralty · mayoress · mayorship · Mayotte · maypop · mayst · maysterdome · mayweed

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAYPOLE

barber´s pole · celestial pole · curtain pole · folded dipole · from pole to pole · greasy pole · hop pole · magnetic monopole · magnetic pole · negative pole · not touch with a bargepole · pole · ski pole · telegraph pole · telephone pole · tent pole · totem pole · unit magnetic pole · up the pole · zeppole

Synonyms and antonyms of maypole in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «maypole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAYPOLE

Find out the translation of maypole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of maypole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maypole» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

五朔节花柱
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cruz de mayo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

maypole
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

maypole
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الناغط
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

верзила
278 millions of speakers
pt

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mastro
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

তাণ্ডবদণ্ড
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

mât enrubanné
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Maypole
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Maibaum
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

5月柱
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

오월 제의 기둥
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Maypole
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây cột cao có kết hoa
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

maypole
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मेपोल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

bahar bayramı çiçekli direği
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

albero di maggio
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Maypole
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

здоровань
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

maypole
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γαϊτανάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meiboom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

majstång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

maypole
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maypole

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAYPOLE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about maypole

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAYPOLE»

Discover the use of maypole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maypole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
It is her marriage ceremony with Edgar that is the central activity around the Maypole. She is the first to question the lack of depth contained within the festivals of Merry Mount. When the Puritans storm the festivities, she asks that she be killed ...
Harold Bloom, 2009
2
Dancing Round the Maypole: Growing Out of British India
A milieu that took cultural hybridity unconsciously for granted. Rani Sircar was born in Madras and now lives in Calcutta. She went to school in Colombo, Madras and Lahore.
Rani Sircar, 2003
3
Make Merry in Step and Song: A Seasonal Treasury of Music, ...
My maypole is an eight-foot plastic PVC pipe about three inches across, spray- painted brown. Its chemical components do not seem diminish its power. And it has several advantages: its extra thickness helps it fit securely into a Christmas tree ...
Bronwen Forbes, 2009
4
Billboard
Work Works Maypole's 1st 'Product' BY JIM BESSMAN NEW YORK— As the band's name suggests, Maypole fronts a strong work ethic. The L.A. -based rock quintet, whose debut album, "Product," will be released July 8 by Clean Slate/ Work, ...
5
Medieval Celebrations: Your Guide to Planning and Hosting ...
A well-costumed maypole dance can serve as the centerpiece for a May Day revel and feast. square the parade broke up and everyone's attention began focusing on the maypole. As the centerpiece of the day's celebrations, the maypole was ...
Daniel Diehl, Mark Donnelly, 2011
6
Festivals and the French Revolution
It is easy to see this as irrefutable proof of the provocative character of the maypole, in this sense related to the "recrimination trees" of folklore, intended to warn or to threaten, like those maypoles that carried horns for married men or faggots of ...
Mona Ozouf, 1991
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The Book of Wizard Parties: In Which the Wizard Shares the ...
A. Maypole. Song. and. Dance. Your guests can dance, skip, or run around the maypole, singing and jingling their Fairy Wristlets (page 82) in time to the music. Here s how to wrap (and unwrap) ribbons around the pole, and a song ...
Janice Eaton Kilby, Terry Taylor, 2002
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The Knight of the Maypole, a Comedy...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Davidson, 2012
9
Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country
Junction of Maypole Street and Windmill Bank In centre of village at road junction Maypole Designer: Steve Field Mosaic artist: Cathryn Ryall Installed: 1999 Maypole: Steel plate, pole 5.5m high, finial t.jm high Roundel: Mosaic, 3m diameter ...
George Thomas Noszlopy, Fiona Waterhouse, 2005
10
Central & South America
The tradition of making and dancing around a maypole on May 1 (May Day) is centuries old. A maypole is a tall, wooden pole with lots of long, brightly-colored ribbons suspended from the top of it. It can also be decorated with lots of flowers,  ...
Deborah Kopka, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAYPOLE»

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PD Editorial: Thumbs up, thumbs down
“Existing photographs show the scope of the plaza's importance to the community — Maypole dances in the 1930s; war bond rallies in the '40s; ... «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Jul 15»
2
San Jose Ren Faire Gets Spritely
San Jose is up next on the queenly, quaint, turkey leg-laden circuit, when the San Jose Renaissance Faire blithely skips, as if under a maypole, ... «NBC Bay Area, Jul 15»
3
Milton Abbas Street Fair set to turn back the clock to 18th century this …
For the children there is Punch and Judy, a Magic Man, maypole dancing and a children's fair – something to suit everybody of all ages ... «Dorset Echo, Jul 15»
4
Lobster tagging, Chardonnay and clotted cream: Charles and …
Planted in the spring of 2009, HolyVale Vineyard is made up of parcels of land situated in HolyVale, Maypole, Silver Carn and Helvear. «Royal Central, Jul 15»
5
Villagers keep a long tradition of fun
Youngsters from West Chiltington Community School performed Maypole Dancing, and the team from Flipitas impressed the crowd with their ... «The District Post, Jul 15»
6
Failsworth school in Tatton show
The plot by Higher Failsworth Primary School features everything from flagstones in the shape of poetry books to a maypole and is one of 12 ... «Oldham Chronicle, Jul 15»
7
3 Killed, 31 Wounded In Weekend Shootings
The men were standing outside about in the 4400 block of West Maypole when someone fired shots, police said. The shooter then jumped into ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
8
Getting pregnant the Swedish way
According to tradition, the Maypole, with its two small hoops hanging on either side, is lavishly decorated with greenery and flowers, and young ... «The Local.se, Jul 15»
9
3 dead, 31 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago
The men were standing outside about in the 4400 block of West Maypole when someone fired shots, police said. The shooter then jumped into ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
10
Man shot while driving in Washington Park
The men were standing outside about in the 4400 block of West Maypole when someone fired shots, police said. The shooter then jumped into a compact SUV, ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
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