| 单词 | flag-day |
| 释义 | > as lemmasflag-day flag-day n. (a) U.S. the anniversary of the adoption by Congress of the Stars and Stripes as the American national flag on June 14th, 1777; (b) a day on which money is raised for a cause by the sale of small paper flags or other tokens which are worn as evidence that the wearer has contributed. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > of battles, wars, treaties, etc. day of truce1486 Evil May Dayc1590 Bonfire Night1661 Pope Day1769 Pope Night1773 the Fourth (of July)1779 Town Taking Day1788 Independence Day1791 Independent Day1803 Guy Fawkes day1825 Bastille Day1837 Trafalgar Day1837 Turkey Day1870 Canada Day1882 Juneteenth1890 flag-day1894 Patriots' Day1894 Remembrance Day1895 twelfth1896 Quatorze Juillet1899 quatorze1915 Armistice Day1918 Poppy Day1921 Remembrance Sunday1925 VJ-day1944 Commonwealth Day1958 society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > charitableness or alms-giving > day for collecting for charity flag-day1894 tag day1908 1894 Chicago Tribune 17 June 1/7 American Flag Day has come to stay. 1901 Proclam. James B. Orman, Governor of Colorado 6 May in Jrnl. 35th National Encampment Grand Army Republic 239 In pursuance of a commendable custom which has become established among the States of the Union, I hereby proclaim Friday, June 14, 1901, as Flag Day. 1914 Scotsman 5 Oct. 10/3 The Flag Day effort organised to help the Belgian Relief Fund. 1919 G. B. Shaw Heartbreak House Pref. in Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, & Playlets of War p. xvii The passionate penny collecting of the Flag Days was brought under some sort of regulation. < as lemmas |
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