polka dot
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polka dot
- /ˈpɒl.kə ˌdɒt/ UK
- /ˈpəʊ.kə ˌdɒt/ UK
- /ˈpoʊ.kə ˌdɑt/ US
Where it comes from
First use appears in the US c. 1857 in the publication Godey's Lady's Book. Named after the polka dance, which was popular at the time (1840–1890). Numerous composites were formed posteriorly, but those names have not endured.
noun polka dots · polka-dot · polkadot
- Any of a number of uniform round dots, repeated to make a regular geometric pattern on a fabric. …these have entirely disappeared, and we see them with the old time white polka dot, always pretty clean and neat looking.
verb polka dots · polka dotting · polka dotted · polka-dot · polkadot
- To cover as with polka dots.
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noun uniform round dots forming a pattern on fabric
| Español | lunar, topo, mota, pinta |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 水玉模様 mizutama moyō, 水玉 mizutama |
| 中文 | 波爾卡圓點 /波尔卡圆点 bō'ěrkǎ yuándiǎn, 波爾卡點 /波尔卡点 bō'ěrkǎ diǎn, 波點 /波点 bōdiǎn |
| Français | pois |
| Deutsch | Punktmuster |
| Italiano | pois |
| Русский | узо́р в горо́шек uzór v goróšek, горо́шек goróšek |
| Tiếng Việt | chấm bi polka |
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title = {polka dot},
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