maypole
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈmeɪˌpoʊl/
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mayo
- It's definitely a maypole because I would dance around one every May Day when I worked at Darts Mill.
- maypole builders
Examples
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Ever since they had danced the Maypole together in kindergarten, this boy would not leave her alone.
Fiction book (2002) -
They dance around the maypole where we shall be married.
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Go run around the maypole by yourself.
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These included the installation of a town maypole and the wearing of German clothing by locals every Friday.
Academic text (2000) -
We didn't come here to watch you two dance around the maypole.
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They are why young girls are taught the dance of the Maypole ribbons.
Fiction book (1995) -
They even danced round the Maypole once a month, wearing masks, worshiping god knows what, Whites and Indians together all going for broke.
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Children happily danced around the maypole during the May Day festivities.
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The brightly decorated maypole stood in the center of the village for the annual celebration.
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As part of the tradition, everyone took turns weaving ribbons around the tall maypole.
Idioms
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8.4
To take part in a traditional May Day dance in a circle around a tall decorated pole
Compounds
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Etymology
Maypole comes from the two simple words May and pole, where pole means 'a long stick' and May is the spring month of celebration. So a maypole is literally a decorated pole used in May Day festivals, and people dance around it.