barber's pole

noun

1. a sign outside a barber's shop consisting of a pole painted with red and white spiral stripes

Example Sentences

Some were leaning back, getting a shampoo at the sinks in the shelter’s barbershop, where a striped lit-up barber’s pole spun outside the door.

From New York Times

Its first-floor storefront is marked with a barber’s pole, the classic symbol of male grooming.

From New York Times

Telltale signs of the shop’s vintage Americana aesthetic include an antique barber’s pole that rotates the classic red, white and blue stripes in the corner window, an 1890s carousel horse that is stabled in the children’s section and a collection of shaving mugs inscribed with customer names.

From New York Times

For a groomed aesthetic near the Colosseum, look for a striped barber’s pole and a tidy antique barbershop.

From New York Times

The rotation was evident through the striations and twisting updraft referred to as a barber's pole.

From BBC