| 单词 | old thirteen |
| 释义 | > as lemmasOld Thirteen Old Thirteen n. U.S. (now chiefly historical) the original thirteen American colonies (or occasionally the corresponding present-day states), which declared independence in 1776; the flag of these colonies, which bore thirteen stars and thirteen stripes. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > original colonies United Colonies1643 Old Thirteen1792 society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > U.S. flag Old Thirteen1792 Stars and Stripes1809 gridiron1812 star-spangled banner1814 Old Glory1862 1792 Pennsylvania Gaz. 18 July 3/1 The following toasts were drank on the occasion... The old thirteen: may the number be sacred in every American mind. 1834 H. M. Brackenridge Recoll. vii. 69 Fort Fayette, surmounted by the stripes and stars of the old thirteen. 1854 B. F. Taylor January & June 68 The ‘Old Thirteen’ were blazing bright—There were only thirteen then! 1904 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 30 Aug. 10 We want to see the Old Thirteen draw closer and closer together. 1997 M. A. Morrison Slavery & Amer. West ii. 49 Unable to protect themselves singly, the old thirteen entered into a Union to defend the republic against foreign violence. < as lemmas |
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