Barber's pole
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barber-s-pole-207-3478336
title:
Barber's pole
text:
A barber's pole is a type of sign used by barbers to signify the place or shop where they perform their craft. The trade sign is, by a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, a staff or pole with a helix of colored stripes. The pole may be stationary or may rotate, often with the aid of an electric motor. A "barber's pole" with a helical stripe is a familiar sight, and is used as a secondary metaphor to describe objects in many other contexts. For example, if the shaft or tower of a lighthouse
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of sign
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber%27s_pole
date created:
2005-06-26T21:09:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T23:47:07Z
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13
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