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372 words match “POLE”

POLEY a. 2 definitions
Without horns; polled. [Prov. Eng.] "That poley heifer." H. Kingsley.
ALEPOLE n.
A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse. [Obs.]
ANTIPOLE n.
The opposite pole; anything diametrically opposed. Geo. Eliot.
BIBLIOPOLE n.
One who sells books.
COUNTERPOLE n.
The exact opposite. The German prose offers the counterpole to the French style. De Quincey.
IMP-POLE n.
A pole for supporting a scaffold.
MAYPOLE n.
A tall pole erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which the rustic May-day sports were had.
METROPOLE n.
A metropolis. [Obs.] Holinshed.
MONOPOLER n.
A monopolist. [Obs.]
NAPOLEON n.
A French gold coin of twenty francs, or about $3.86.
NAPOLEONIC a.
Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having the qualities of, Napoleon I. Lowell.
NAPOLEONIST n.
A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.
PHILOPOLEMIC; PHILOPOLEMICAL a.
Fond of polemics or controversy. [R.]
POMPOLEON n.
See Pompelmous.
PROSOPOLEPSY n.
Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from his external appearance. [R.] Addison.
RANTIPOLE v. 3 definitions
To act like a rantipole. [Low] She used to rantipole about the house. Arbuthnot.
REDPOLE n.
Same as Redpoll.
RIDGEPOLE n.
The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured.
SERPOLET n.
Wild thyme.
SINAPOLEIC a.
Of or pertaining to mustard oil; specifically, designating an acid of the oleic acid series said to occur in mistard oil.
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