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a circle that decided regularity was the loudest way to be seen.
means A pattern of evenly spaced, equally sized filled circles, usually in a regular grid, printed or woven onto fabric.
from Named for the polka, the lively Central European dance that swept across Europe and America in the mid-19th century. The dance became such a craze that manufacturers slapped 'polka' onto all sorts of fashionable goods to ride the trend — polka hats, polka gauze, polka jackets — and the dotted fabric pattern that caught on at the same time inherited the name. So there's no real connection between the dance steps and the dots: the word is pure marketing momentum, a fad lending its name to a print. The 'polka' itself comes from a Czech word, possibly 'pulka,' meaning 'half,' a nod to the dance's short half-steps.
- name lie
- Named for the dance craze, no dancing required
- yayoi kusama
- Artist covers entire rooms in obsessive dots
- minnie's icon
- Her dotted dress made spots forever cheerful
- polka peak
- 1920s fashion fad fueled the pattern's spread
- perfect grid
- True polka dots must be evenly, rigidly spaced
minnie mouse — disney character with iconic white polka dots on red dress since 1928
ladybug — insect species with red wing covers featuring black polka dots for warning coloration
polka dot begonia — houseplant (begonia maculata) with white spotted leaves, popular indoor variety