polka dot
noun
pol·ka dot
ˈpō-kə-ˌdät 
: a dot in a pattern of regularly distributed dots in textile design
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If polka dots aren’t for you, the dress is also available in four eye-catching floral patterns.
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Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
The dress featured a white base fabric with classic black polka dots cascading in random fashion over the material of the dress.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
These are small, inexpensive that even young kids can pick out themselves, and which come in a near-infinite range of styles; for instance, bows might be printed with polka dots or strawberries, while hair clips could be decorated with flowers or hearts.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 29 July 2025
Middleton wore a very similar dress, also in dark blue with white polka dots, to the men’s final at Wimbledon 2022.
—Emma Mehl, Glamour, 28 July 2025
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Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
The dress featured a white base fabric with classic black polka dots cascading in random fashion over the material of the dress.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
These are small, inexpensive that even young kids can pick out themselves, and which come in a near-infinite range of styles; for instance, bows might be printed with polka dots or strawberries, while hair clips could be decorated with flowers or hearts.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 29 July 2025
Middleton wore a very similar dress, also in dark blue with white polka dots, to the men’s final at Wimbledon 2022.
—Emma Mehl, Glamour, 28 July 2025
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“Polka dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polka%20dot. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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polka dot
noun
pol·ka dot
ˈpō-kə-
: a dot in a textile pattern of evenly spaced dots
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