Meaning

1 senses

  1. To cover as with polka dots.

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Mary was wearing a polka dot dress.

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  2. Her dress is blue with white polka dots.

    ruПлатье у неё синее в белый горошек. — marafon

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  3. Tom was wearing an ugly plaid jacket and a polka-dot tie.

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  4. Her skirt is yellow with polka dots.

    ruЕё юбка желтая с узором в горошек. — joulin

    deIhr Rock ist gelb mit Tupfen. — Tamy

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  5. I rock a lot of polka dots.

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Origin

First use appears in the US c. 1857 in the publication Godey's Lady's Book. Named after th

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.

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Forms

polka dots, polka dotting, polka dotted, polka dotted
Base formpolka dot · to polka dot
3rd person singularpolka dots
Present participlepolka dotting
Past simplepolka dotted
Past participlepolka dotted

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypolka dot
he, she, itpolka dots

Past simpleLesson

all personspolka dotted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave polka dotted
he, she, ithas polka dotted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill polka dot

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
polityB2polkpolkapollpollen
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