totem pole

noun

a pole or post carved and painted with totemic figures, erected by Indians of the northwest coast of North America, especially in front of their houses.

a hierarchical system: the bureaucratic totem pole.

Origin of totem pole

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby totem pole

tote box, totem, totemism, totemist, totemite, totem pole, tote road, totes, to that effect, to the best of, to the bitter end

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Example sentences from the Web for totem pole

I've got one decayed foreign title dangling to the totem-pole, and that's enough; that's got to satisfy the missus.
Making Money|Owen Johnson
The idea of a totem-pole is something like a door-plate or a visiting card.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle|Hugh Lofting
A totem-pole donated to the exposition by Yannate, a very old Thlinkit, was made by his own hands in honor of his mother.
Alaska|Ella Higginson
It is the totem-pole, the Indian child will tell you with pride.
Little Folks of North America|Mary Hazelton Wade

British Dictionary definitions for totem pole

totem pole

noun

a pole carved or painted with totemic figures set up by certain North American Indians, esp those of the NW Pacific coast, within a village as a tribal symbol or, sometimes, in memory of a dead person

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for totem pole

totem pole

Among some Native Americans, a pole on which totems are carved. The totem pole usually stands in front of a house or shelter.

notes for totem pole

A totem pole is thought of figuratively as a symbol (see also symbol) of a hierarchy: “Where does she stand on the totem pole?”

单词	totem pole
释义	totem pole noun a pole or post carved and painted with totemic figures, erected by Indians of the northwest coast of North America, especially in front of their houses. a hierarchical system: the bureaucratic totem pole. Origin of totem pole First recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby totem pole tote box, totem, totemism, totemist, totemite, totem pole, tote road, totes, to that effect, to the best of, to the bitter end Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for totem pole I've got one decayed foreign title dangling to the totem-pole, and that's enough; that's got to satisfy the missus. Making Money\|Owen Johnson The idea of a totem-pole is something like a door-plate or a visiting card. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle\|Hugh Lofting A totem-pole donated to the exposition by Yannate, a very old Thlinkit, was made by his own hands in honor of his mother. Alaska\|Ella Higginson It is the totem-pole, the Indian child will tell you with pride. Little Folks of North America\|Mary Hazelton Wade British Dictionary definitions for totem pole totem pole noun a pole carved or painted with totemic figures set up by certain North American Indians, esp those of the NW Pacific coast, within a village as a tribal symbol or, sometimes, in memory of a dead person Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for totem pole totem pole Among some Native Americans, a pole on which totems are carved. The totem pole usually stands in front of a house or shelter. notes for totem pole A totem pole is thought of figuratively as a symbol (see also symbol) of a hierarchy: “Where does she stand on the totem pole?” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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