Advertisement

Advertisement

Maypole

[ mey-pohl ]

noun

, (often lowercase)
  1. a tall pole, decorated with flowers and ribbons, around which people dance or engage in sports during May Day celebrations.


maypole

/ ˈmeɪˌpəʊl /

noun

  1. a tall pole fixed upright in an open space during May-Day celebrations, around which people dance holding streamers attached at its head
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of Maypole1

First recorded in 1545–55; May + pole 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

Hobby horses gaily prancing, Bats and Bowls and Maypole dancing.

Our Maypole has an interesting history and is probably the last survival of an ancient cult.

We purchased a shoat from the matron of that domicile, who made us a stew that would have done credit to the Maypole Inn.

The spot where the stone cross once stood had afterwards a Maypole erected on it, which many now living can well remember.

Ovington is a village with a maypole in the middle of its green—a maypole with tattered garlands still clinging to its iron crown.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


Mayottemaypop