"barber pole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: barber poles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} barber pole (plural barber poles)
  1. A type of sign indicating a barber's shop, most traditionally a pole with a helix of red and white stripes, in the US including blue, sometimes moving. Categories (topical): Hair Synonyms: barberpole, barber's pole Derived forms: barber pole effect, barber pole illusion Translations (Translations): kapperspaal [masculine] (Dutch), barbierspaal [masculine] (Dutch), barberarskylt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-barber_pole-en-noun-6ndjsxRx Disambiguation of Hair: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 82 18
  2. A striped indicator whose movement quickly attracts the eye.
    Sense id: en-barber_pole-en-noun-9J5AbwE~

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