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maypole

may·pole [ máy pl ] (plural may·poles)


noun 
Definition:
 
pole for May Day celebrations: a tall pole that is traditionally erected for May Day celebrations, usually decorated with flowers and with long colored ribbons attached at the top. Dancers each take hold of the end of a ribbon and dance around the pole so that the ribbons become interlaced in colored patterns around the pole.

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