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barber pole — noun or barber s pole : a usually rotating pole with diagonal stripes of red and white or of red, white, and blue used as a sign for a barbershop * * * a pole with red and white spiral stripes symbolizing the barber s former sideline of surgery.… … Useful english dictionary
Barber's pole — A barber s pole is a type of sign used by barbers, a pole with white and red stripes. They have been known to be of different colors. For example, it was common practice to have black and yellow stripes in the City of Baltimore, Maryland until… … Wikipedia
sign — signless, adj. signlike, adj. /suyn/, n. 1. a token; indication. 2. any object, action, event, pattern, etc., that conveys a meaning. 3. a conventional or arbitrary mark, figure, or symbol used as an abbreviation for the word or words it… … Universalium
Barber — n. & v. n. a person who cuts men s hair and shaves or trims beards as an occupation; a men s hairdresser. v.tr. 1 cut the hair, shave or trim the beard of. 2 cut or trim closely (barbered the grass). Phrases and idioms: barber shop (or barber… … Useful english dictionary
barber — n. & v. n. a person who cuts men s hair and shaves or trims beards as an occupation; a men s hairdresser. v.tr. 1 cut the hair, shave or trim the beard of. 2 cut or trim closely (barbered the grass). Phrases and idioms: barber shop (or barber… … Useful english dictionary
barber's pole — noun (C) a pole with red and white bands used as a sign outside a barber s shop … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
barber pole — noun A type of sign used by barbers, most traditionally a pole with a helix of red and white stripes, in the US including blue, sometimes moving … Wiktionary
Barber — Found only once, in Ezek. 5:1, where reference is made to the Jewish custom of shaving the head as a sign of mourning. The Nazarites were untouched by the razor from their birth (Num. 6:5). Comp. Judg. 16:19 … Easton's Bible Dictionary
barber's pole — noun a pole painted with spiralling red and white stripes and hung outside barbers shops as a business sign … English new terms dictionary
Tiki Barber — at the Tribeca Film Festival. No. Free Agent Running back … Wikipedia
