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Polo vs Poly - What's the difference?

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In uncountable terms the difference between polo and poly

is that polo is a ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal while poly is polyester.

As an adjective poly is

polyamorous.

As a verb poly is

to polymorph; to transform by magic.

polo

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
  • A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
  • (countable) A polo shirt.
  • * {{quote-news, 2007, February 22, Mike Albo, Outfitters to Presidents, Preppies, Me, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Then on the second floor there is the creepy boy’s section, which had little headless mannequins in premium polos ($39.50), rugby shirts ($49.50) and a precocious leather pilot jacket for $148. }}

    Usage notes

    The word polo has the following commercial uses: * - A white mint flavoured sweet with a hole in the centre. * (VW Polo) - A type of car manufactured by Volkswagen

    Derived terms

    * polo shirt - A T-shaped shirt with a collar and two buttons. * polo neck - A garment, usually a sweater, with a round, high collar that folds over and covers the neck. (Can also be used as an adjective, e.g. polo-necked jumper.) * water polo - A version of the game above, played in a swimming pool instead of on horseback.

    External links

    * (wikipedia "polo")

    Anagrams

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    poly

    English

    Etymology 1

    Shortening of various words.

    Noun

    (polys)
  • polytechnic.
  • polyethylene (polythene)
  • (chiefly, computer graphics) polygon
  • (uncountable) polyester
    • a cotton-poly blend
  • (chiefly, informal) polyamory
  • (chiefly, informal) A polyamorous person.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (chiefly, informal) polyamorous

    • Verb

  • (transitive, video games, roguelikes) To polymorph; to transform by magic.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium .

    Alternative forms

    * poley

    Noun

  • A whitish woolly plant () of the order Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean.

    • Usage notes

    * The name, with various prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.

    Derived terms

    * poly-mountain (Webster 1913)

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