St Georgeint.n.

Brit.

/s(ə)nt ˈdʒɔːdʒ/, U.S.

/ˌseɪn(t) ˈdʒɔrdʒ/,

/s(ə)n(t) ˈdʒɔrdʒ/

Forms: late Middle English Seint George, late Middle English Seynt George, late Middle English Seynt Jorge, late Middle English–1500s Saynt George, 1500s Sainct George, 1500s– Saint George, 1600s S. George, 1600s– St. George, 1600s– St George; also Scottish pre-1700 Sanct George.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: saint adj., proper name George.

Etymology: < saint adj. + George (post-classical Latin Georgius , Hellenistic Greek Γεώργιος ), the name of the patron saint of England. Compare George n.According to legend, St George was a prince of Cappadocia, who suffered martyrdom during the persecution under Diocletian. However, the Acts of his martyrdom, which exist in many languages and versions (dating from around the end of the 5th cent. onwards), already contain many legendary accretions, and historical facts about his life are difficult to establish. It is likely that he was a Palestinian soldier who suffered martyrdom c303 at Lydda (now Lod) in Palestine, and that in his Acts he was confused with George of Laodicea (4th cent.), who was the Arian archbishop of Alexandria from 356–61, whence his frequent localization in Cappadocia. The legend of St George killing a dragon (an event frequently represented on coins, medals, etc.) is of considerably later origin, and has no historical foundation; it became especially popular by its inclusion in the Golden Legend. In British sources he is mentioned from the 7th–8th cent. onwards. His association with England appears to date from the late 12th cent., when King Richard I of England placed himself and his army under St George's protection during the Crusades. This followed a miraculous appearance of the saint (together with St Demetrius) at the siege of Antioch (1098), which was said to have secured the capture of that city by the Crusaders, and had made St George a popular patron saint among the Crusaders. The feast of St George was made a feast of the second rank by a synod held at Oxford in 1222; in 1415, after the victorious outcome of the Battle of Agincourt, Archbishop Henry Chichele raised it to a major feast. In the Roman Catholic dioceses of England and Wales, it is a solemnity. For further information on the saint's life and cult see D. H. Farmer Oxf. Dict. Saints (ed. 5, 2003) 213–15. The saint's name is attested in British sources from the Old English period onwards, at first in its Latin form Georgius (e.g. in the Old English Martyrology), although compare also the genitive form Georgies ; subsequently in the modern form George from at least the 13th cent. It is attested as a personal name in England from the late 12th cent. onwards (earliest recorded in its Latin form), but it remained uncommon (somewhat surprisingly, given its status as the name of the patron saint) until the 15th cent., when the promotion of the saint's feast day probably contributed to the increasing popularity of the name; since that time it has remained among the most popular male forenames (with its popularity in more recent times no doubt reinforced by the six British kings of that name who have reigned since the 18th cent., especially the first four who reigned in succession from 1714 to 1830). Some of the main forms of the name in other languages are: French Georges , Catalan Jordi , Spanish Jorge , Portuguese Jorge , Italian Giorgio , Dutch Joris , German Georg , Jörg , Danish Jørgen , Swedish Göran , Russian Georgij , Jurij , Czech Jiří , Hungarian György . In senses B. 3, B. 5 with allusion to the legend of St George as dragon slayer. With the use as interjection compare similar use of Middle French sainct George (1513 in the passage translated in quot. 1523 at sense A.).

A. int.

Used as a battle cry, esp. by English soldiers. Also St George for England! and variants. Cf. by George at George n. Phrases 1. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [interjection] > battle-cry

St George1442

1442 T. Bekington Let. in G. Williams Mem. Reign Henry VI (1872) II. 245 Than they went forth to the fyrres that the Frenisshmen had made, swotting [perh. read showting] continuelly St. George, and so toke the feeld more nigh to the towne.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. f. clxii. lxxxi^v/2 As the frenchmen fought in companyes they cryed (mountioy saynt Denyce) and y^e englysshmen saynt George gyen [Fr. Les anglois cryoient sainct george guyenne].

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV p. xxij^v The kyng criyng sainct George, victory, brake the arraie and entered into the battaill of his enemies and fought fiersely.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III v. v. 224 God, and Saint George, Richmond, and victorie.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 25 Sound Drums and Trumpets, and St. George for England.

1704 M. Prior Let. to Boileau Despreaux 164 Anne and St. George! the charging hero cries.

1787 J. Cobb Eng. Readings i. 19 Come along, uncle!—To the attack!—upon them!—charge!—the word St. George for England—huzza!

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. viii. 131 The stout yeoman Locksley was the first who was aware of it, as he was hasting to the outwork, impatient to see the progress of the assault. ‘Saint George!’ he cried.

1868 W. H. Anderdon Seven Ages of Clarewell 13 I, too, would cry ‘Saint George for merry England,’ as I spurred into any fair field.

1887 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 32 The Portuguese, under John II., effectually threw off the Castilian yoke to the cry of St. George for Portugal.

1906 J. E. Vincent Highways & Byways in Berks. xiii. 425 He instructed them to use the time-honoured battle cry of ‘St. George’.

2007 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 May c1 The soldiers drill and fire and cry ‘St. George!’ in a final shout, charging forward in best ‘Braveheart’ fashion.

B. n.

I. Compounds in the genitive.

a. St George's Day n. the feast of St George, celebrated on April 23.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > St. George's Day (23 April) > [noun]

St George's Day1443

St George's feast1480

Georgemas1833

OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.iv) anno 1016 Se cyning Æþelred..geendode his dagas on sancte Georgius mæssedæg æfter myclum geswince & earfoðnyssum his lifes.]

1443 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1835) V. 239 (MED) Þei shal come to þe place appointed yif winde & weder wol serve, by Seint Georges day.

?1473 in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) I. 132 I-wrytyn in Exeter the Thursday next afore seynt Jorgeys day.

1482 W. Caxton tr. Higden's Prolicionycion viii. xviii. f. ccccxiij^v This yere on saynt georges day he passyd ouer see to Calays toward Fraunce.

?1542 R. Taverner On Saynt Andrewes Day Gospels f. xv (heading) On saynt Georges day. And also on saynt Markes daye the Euangelist.

1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley iv. i By Dis I will be Knight, Weare a blew coate on great Saint Georges day.

1790 B. Burges Indostan Lett. 150 Sir Alexander Champion, on St. George's day, in conjunction with Sujah Dowlah, engaged the Ruhillah army.

1857 Moreton Bay Free Press (Brisbane) 29 Apr. 3/1 The blankets and articles of clothing usually distributed to the aborigines on the Queen's birth-day, were given out last Thursday (St. George's Day).

1938 Times 29 Apr. 12/5 St. George's Day has the disadvantage of again and again..falling in Easter Week.

2005 Church Times 18 Mar. 14/2 Fund-raising celebrations will include readings from Dante, a St George's Day dragon-hunt round Venice, and a concert.

b. St George's feast n. now chiefly historical a festival dedicated to St George; spec. = St George's Day n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > St. George's Day (23 April) > [noun]

St George's Day1443

St George's feast1480

Georgemas1833

1480 Cronicles Eng. (Caxton) ccxliv. sig. uj The kyng..so entred the Castell and the toune also and there he helde seint Georges feste.

1572 J. Field & T. Wilcox Admon. to Parl. sig. C.iv A Prelate of the garter..hath much to do at S. Georges feast.

1672 E. Ashmole Inst. Order of Garter iii. viii. 249 These two Seals were..born before the Soveraign in all publick Assemblies, during the celebration of St. George's Feast, or in other its Solemnities.

1752 London Mag. June 252/1 He kept St. George's feast here, and stood godfather to the mayor's child.

1890 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 24 Oct. 1015/2 Fairs are periodically held in Calaat-el-Hosson, notably on ‘St. George's Feast’ (April 23).

1946 Speculum 21 57 The absence, even in England, of historical lessons for St George's feast testifies to the high antiquity of its tradition.

2000 A. J. Fletcher Drama, Performance, & Polity in Pre-Cromwellian Ireland iii. 139 By 1466..St George's feast had been enrolled as one of the three great days of civic procession.

a. St George's cross n. a red cross on a white background, the cross consisting of an upright and a horizontal bar crossing each other in the centre; (also) a flag bearing this cross; frequently as a symbol of England or Englishness.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > national

ravenOE

thistle1488

red cross1523

St George's cross1548

Britannia1605

red rose1618

British Lion1687

shamrock1712

leek1714

American eagle1782

rising sun1787

white horse1814

Bird of Freedom1825

Union Jack1847

maple leaf1860

meatball1919

red star1920

hammer and sickle1921

chakra1947

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xvii^v Thus with pure fightyng of the Englishemen, and fainte hertes of the bragging Scottes, the brighte beame of victory shone on sainct Georges crosse.

1672 E. Ashmole Inst. Order of Garter vi. 192 It was the general practice..to present the Elect-Knight in confirmation of his Election..with the Garter, George, Ribband, and sometimes a Saint George's Cross.

1714 J. Macky Journey through Eng. I. ii. 25 They carry a Thistle with St. Andrew's Cross,..as those of the Garter carry St. George's Cross in a Star on their Coats.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. at Flag The white field, with the red St. George's cross..is now alone used in the British navy.

1953 Mariner's Mirror 39 57 The pavise is clearly drawn as a row of shields ornamented with the St George's cross.

2010 Observer 21 Mar. 17/1 EDL [= English Defence League] supporters carried flags bearing the St George's Cross and banners against ‘Islamic extremists’.

b. St George's colours n. [ < the genitive of St George n. + the plural of colour n.¹ (compare colour n.¹ 20a(a))] = St George's flag n. at sense B. 2d.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > English flag

St George's coloursa1613

St George's flaga1642

a1613 W. Finch in S. Purchas Pilgrims (1625) I. iv. iv. 428 Captaine Hawkins being in the head of them, with S. Georges colours carried before him, to the honour of the English Nation.

1711 Star-board & Lar-board i. 7 We are putting up St. George's Colours as fast as we can.

1802 Naval Chron. 7 449 The men of war shifted the blue ensigns to St. George's colours.

2006 M. S. Kumar in S. Raju et al. Colonial & Post-colonial Geogr. India ii. 46 Even the use of specific religious colours was banned, with the exception of St George's colours—a white field and a red cross.

c. St George's ensign n. Nautical an ensign bearing a St George's cross.

ΚΠ

1616 B. Jonson Speeches at Prince Henries Barriers in Wks. I. 972 An euer honor'd Howard to display S. Georges ensigne.

1724 ‘C. Johnson’ Gen. Hist. Pyrates x. 202 They came to Whydah with a St. George's Ensign, a black Silk Flag flying at their Mizen-Peek.

1803 in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1845) V. 287 (note) Saint George's Ensigns are to be worn by every Ship in Action.

1806 A. Duncan Life Nelson 72 The squadron wore the white, or St. George's ensign.

1999 B. Unsworth Losing Nelson (2000) 304 They marched past, proudly displaying the flags of their ship, two huge Union Jacks bearing the marks of the enemy shot and the St. George's ensign._

d. St George's flag n. a flag bearing a St George's cross, esp. as the national flag of England (cf. Union Jack n. 1).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > English flag

St George's coloursa1613

St George's flaga1642

a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) iii. 365/2 All Admirals..were wont to carry anciently the St. George's Flag in the Head of the Top-Mast.

1773 Naval Chron. 22 186 Lord Edgcumbe..hoisted the St. George's flag at the fore-top.

1872 Punch 26 Oct. 177/1 O'er the Bala Hissar broadened bright St. George's flag, for the wide East to see.

1921 A. P. Poley Imperial Commonw. xi. 171 On the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's birthday, the English ran up St. George's flag and fired off guns.

1989 Guardian 2 Dec. 22/7 A vicious-looking cartoon bulldog..wearing the two symbols of English prathood—a St George's flag shirt and a knotted hanky.

2006 Prospect Aug. 1/2 As I waved a St George's flag at the Gelsenkirchen ‘fan-fest’ in early July, enjoying the very English experience of watching my team lose a penalty shoot-out, it felt like a benign enough celebration even in defeat.

e. St George's jack n. [ < the genitive of St George n. + jack n.⁴] Nautical (now rare) a jack (jack n.⁴) bearing a St George's cross.

ΚΠ

1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea viii. 92 The Duke and Dutchess saluted each other with several Chears, Drums beating, Trumpets sounding, and St. George's Jack flying.

1806 A. Duncan Nelson's Funeral 17 The St. George's jack..was lowered half-mast high.

1903 Notes & Queries 14 Feb. 129/2 A ship, from the stern of which flies the Red Ensign (a St. George's Jack in the corner of a red flag).

3. St George's guard n. [so called with reference to the position which St George was thought to have assumed to slay the dragon] Swordsmanship and Fencing (now rare) a guard position used to protect the head.

ΚΠ

1679 A. Behn Feign'd Curtizans i. ii. 10 St. Georges Guard is the best for your head whilst you live.

1730 M. Concanen Speculatist 181 Long had the noble Back-Sword and St. George's Guard left the polite World, and given way to the paltry single Rapier.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well (1824) I. xii. 208 The veteran instinctively threw himself under St George's guard, and drew two paces back.

1885 E. Castle Schools & Masters of Fence xiv. 200 The head parry, the so-called St. George's guard.

†II. Simple uses.

4. Apparently: a coin bearing the shield of St George. Cf. George n. 2a. Obsolete. rare.The Commonwealth coinage of 1649–60 bore such a design on all gold and silver denominations; see etymological note at George n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > half-crown or thirty pennies

mancusOE

half-crowna1549

George1660

St George1661

slate1699

trooper1699

tosheroon1859

tosh1912

half a crack1933

1661 K. W. Confused Characters 2 Its upon them, & to redeem their favor, and purchase a smile from them, that he sends so many St Georges to an eternal errantry never to returne to his burnt bottometh pocked [sic].

5. A form of lance exercise (see quot.). Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1833 Regulations Instr. Cavalry i. v. 166 St. George—From the ‘Reverse Lance’..the lance is to be taken between the fore and middle finger of the right hand; the butt of the lance is then to be moved twice, quickly back and forward over the horse's head.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	st george
释义	St Georgeint.n. Brit. /s(ə)nt ˈdʒɔːdʒ/, U.S. /ˌseɪn(t) ˈdʒɔrdʒ/, /s(ə)n(t) ˈdʒɔrdʒ/ Forms: late Middle English Seint George, late Middle English Seynt George, late Middle English Seynt Jorge, late Middle English–1500s Saynt George, 1500s Sainct George, 1500s– Saint George, 1600s S. George, 1600s– St. George, 1600s– St George; also Scottish pre-1700 Sanct George. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: saint adj., proper name George. Etymology: < saint adj. + George (post-classical Latin Georgius , Hellenistic Greek Γεώργιος ), the name of the patron saint of England. Compare George n.According to legend, St George was a prince of Cappadocia, who suffered martyrdom during the persecution under Diocletian. However, the Acts of his martyrdom, which exist in many languages and versions (dating from around the end of the 5th cent. onwards), already contain many legendary accretions, and historical facts about his life are difficult to establish. It is likely that he was a Palestinian soldier who suffered martyrdom c303 at Lydda (now Lod) in Palestine, and that in his Acts he was confused with George of Laodicea (4th cent.), who was the Arian archbishop of Alexandria from 356–61, whence his frequent localization in Cappadocia. The legend of St George killing a dragon (an event frequently represented on coins, medals, etc.) is of considerably later origin, and has no historical foundation; it became especially popular by its inclusion in the Golden Legend. In British sources he is mentioned from the 7th–8th cent. onwards. His association with England appears to date from the late 12th cent., when King Richard I of England placed himself and his army under St George's protection during the Crusades. This followed a miraculous appearance of the saint (together with St Demetrius) at the siege of Antioch (1098), which was said to have secured the capture of that city by the Crusaders, and had made St George a popular patron saint among the Crusaders. The feast of St George was made a feast of the second rank by a synod held at Oxford in 1222; in 1415, after the victorious outcome of the Battle of Agincourt, Archbishop Henry Chichele raised it to a major feast. In the Roman Catholic dioceses of England and Wales, it is a solemnity. For further information on the saint's life and cult see D. H. Farmer Oxf. Dict. Saints (ed. 5, 2003) 213–15. The saint's name is attested in British sources from the Old English period onwards, at first in its Latin form Georgius (e.g. in the Old English Martyrology), although compare also the genitive form Georgies ; subsequently in the modern form George from at least the 13th cent. It is attested as a personal name in England from the late 12th cent. onwards (earliest recorded in its Latin form), but it remained uncommon (somewhat surprisingly, given its status as the name of the patron saint) until the 15th cent., when the promotion of the saint's feast day probably contributed to the increasing popularity of the name; since that time it has remained among the most popular male forenames (with its popularity in more recent times no doubt reinforced by the six British kings of that name who have reigned since the 18th cent., especially the first four who reigned in succession from 1714 to 1830). Some of the main forms of the name in other languages are: French Georges , Catalan Jordi , Spanish Jorge , Portuguese Jorge , Italian Giorgio , Dutch Joris , German Georg , Jörg , Danish Jørgen , Swedish Göran , Russian Georgij , Jurij , Czech Jiří , Hungarian György . In senses B. 3, B. 5 with allusion to the legend of St George as dragon slayer. With the use as interjection compare similar use of Middle French sainct George (1513 in the passage translated in quot. 1523 at sense A.). A. int. Used as a battle cry, esp. by English soldiers. Also St George for England! and variants. Cf. by George at George n. Phrases 1. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [interjection] > battle-cry St George1442 1442 T. Bekington Let. in G. Williams Mem. Reign Henry VI (1872) II. 245 Than they went forth to the fyrres that the Frenisshmen had made, swotting [perh. read showting] continuelly St. George, and so toke the feeld more nigh to the towne. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. f. clxii. lxxxi^v/2 As the frenchmen fought in companyes they cryed (mountioy saynt Denyce) and y^e englysshmen saynt George gyen [Fr. Les anglois cryoient sainct george guyenne]. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV p. xxij^v The kyng criyng sainct George, victory, brake the arraie and entered into the battaill of his enemies and fought fiersely. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III v. v. 224 God, and Saint George, Richmond, and victorie. View more context for this quotation 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 25 Sound Drums and Trumpets, and St. George for England. 1704 M. Prior Let. to Boileau Despreaux 164 Anne and St. George! the charging hero cries. 1787 J. Cobb Eng. Readings i. 19 Come along, uncle!—To the attack!—upon them!—charge!—the word St. George for England—huzza! 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. viii. 131 The stout yeoman Locksley was the first who was aware of it, as he was hasting to the outwork, impatient to see the progress of the assault. ‘Saint George!’ he cried. 1868 W. H. Anderdon Seven Ages of Clarewell 13 I, too, would cry ‘Saint George for merry England,’ as I spurred into any fair field. 1887 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 32 The Portuguese, under John II., effectually threw off the Castilian yoke to the cry of St. George for Portugal. 1906 J. E. Vincent Highways & Byways in Berks. xiii. 425 He instructed them to use the time-honoured battle cry of ‘St. George’. 2007 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 May c1 The soldiers drill and fire and cry ‘St. George!’ in a final shout, charging forward in best ‘Braveheart’ fashion. B. n. I. Compounds in the genitive. 1. a. St George's Day n. the feast of St George, celebrated on April 23. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > St. George's Day (23 April) > [noun] St George's Day1443 St George's feast1480 Georgemas1833 OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.iv) anno 1016 Se cyning Æþelred..geendode his dagas on sancte Georgius mæssedæg æfter myclum geswince & earfoðnyssum his lifes.] 1443 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1835) V. 239 (MED) Þei shal come to þe place appointed yif winde & weder wol serve, by Seint Georges day. ?1473 in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) I. 132 I-wrytyn in Exeter the Thursday next afore seynt Jorgeys day. 1482 W. Caxton tr. Higden's Prolicionycion viii. xviii. f. ccccxiij^v This yere on saynt georges day he passyd ouer see to Calays toward Fraunce. ?1542 R. Taverner On Saynt Andrewes Day Gospels f. xv (heading) On saynt Georges day. And also on saynt Markes daye the Euangelist. 1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley iv. i By Dis I will be Knight, Weare a blew coate on great Saint Georges day. 1790 B. Burges Indostan Lett. 150 Sir Alexander Champion, on St. George's day, in conjunction with Sujah Dowlah, engaged the Ruhillah army. 1857 Moreton Bay Free Press (Brisbane) 29 Apr. 3/1 The blankets and articles of clothing usually distributed to the aborigines on the Queen's birth-day, were given out last Thursday (St. George's Day). 1938 Times 29 Apr. 12/5 St. George's Day has the disadvantage of again and again..falling in Easter Week. 2005 Church Times 18 Mar. 14/2 Fund-raising celebrations will include readings from Dante, a St George's Day dragon-hunt round Venice, and a concert. b. St George's feast n. now chiefly historical a festival dedicated to St George; spec. = St George's Day n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > St. George's Day (23 April) > [noun] St George's Day1443 St George's feast1480 Georgemas1833 1480 Cronicles Eng. (Caxton) ccxliv. sig. uj The kyng..so entred the Castell and the toune also and there he helde seint Georges feste. 1572 J. Field & T. Wilcox Admon. to Parl. sig. C.iv A Prelate of the garter..hath much to do at S. Georges feast. 1672 E. Ashmole Inst. Order of Garter iii. viii. 249 These two Seals were..born before the Soveraign in all publick Assemblies, during the celebration of St. George's Feast, or in other its Solemnities. 1752 London Mag. June 252/1 He kept St. George's feast here, and stood godfather to the mayor's child. 1890 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 24 Oct. 1015/2 Fairs are periodically held in Calaat-el-Hosson, notably on ‘St. George's Feast’ (April 23). 1946 Speculum 21 57 The absence, even in England, of historical lessons for St George's feast testifies to the high antiquity of its tradition. 2000 A. J. Fletcher Drama, Performance, & Polity in Pre-Cromwellian Ireland iii. 139 By 1466..St George's feast had been enrolled as one of the three great days of civic procession. 2. a. St George's cross n. a red cross on a white background, the cross consisting of an upright and a horizontal bar crossing each other in the centre; (also) a flag bearing this cross; frequently as a symbol of England or Englishness. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > national ravenOE thistle1488 red cross1523 St George's cross1548 Britannia1605 red rose1618 British Lion1687 shamrock1712 leek1714 American eagle1782 rising sun1787 white horse1814 Bird of Freedom1825 Union Jack1847 maple leaf1860 meatball1919 red star1920 hammer and sickle1921 chakra1947 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xvii^v Thus with pure fightyng of the Englishemen, and fainte hertes of the bragging Scottes, the brighte beame of victory shone on sainct Georges crosse. 1672 E. Ashmole Inst. Order of Garter vi. 192 It was the general practice..to present the Elect-Knight in confirmation of his Election..with the Garter, George, Ribband, and sometimes a Saint George's Cross. 1714 J. Macky Journey through Eng. I. ii. 25 They carry a Thistle with St. Andrew's Cross,..as those of the Garter carry St. George's Cross in a Star on their Coats. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. at Flag The white field, with the red St. George's cross..is now alone used in the British navy. 1953 Mariner's Mirror 39 57 The pavise is clearly drawn as a row of shields ornamented with the St George's cross. 2010 Observer 21 Mar. 17/1 EDL [= English Defence League] supporters carried flags bearing the St George's Cross and banners against ‘Islamic extremists’. b. St George's colours n. [ < the genitive of St George n. + the plural of colour n.¹ (compare colour n.¹ 20a(a))] = St George's flag n. at sense B. 2d. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > English flag St George's coloursa1613 St George's flaga1642 a1613 W. Finch in S. Purchas Pilgrims (1625) I. iv. iv. 428 Captaine Hawkins being in the head of them, with S. Georges colours carried before him, to the honour of the English Nation. 1711 Star-board & Lar-board i. 7 We are putting up St. George's Colours as fast as we can. 1802 Naval Chron. 7 449 The men of war shifted the blue ensigns to St. George's colours. 2006 M. S. Kumar in S. Raju et al. Colonial & Post-colonial Geogr. India ii. 46 Even the use of specific religious colours was banned, with the exception of St George's colours—a white field and a red cross. c. St George's ensign n. Nautical an ensign bearing a St George's cross. ΚΠ 1616 B. Jonson Speeches at Prince Henries Barriers in Wks. I. 972 An euer honor'd Howard to display S. Georges ensigne. 1724 ‘C. Johnson’ Gen. Hist. Pyrates x. 202 They came to Whydah with a St. George's Ensign, a black Silk Flag flying at their Mizen-Peek. 1803 in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1845) V. 287 (note) Saint George's Ensigns are to be worn by every Ship in Action. 1806 A. Duncan Life Nelson 72 The squadron wore the white, or St. George's ensign. 1999 B. Unsworth Losing Nelson (2000) 304 They marched past, proudly displaying the flags of their ship, two huge Union Jacks bearing the marks of the enemy shot and the St. George's ensign._ d. St George's flag n. a flag bearing a St George's cross, esp. as the national flag of England (cf. Union Jack n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > English flag St George's coloursa1613 St George's flaga1642 a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) iii. 365/2 All Admirals..were wont to carry anciently the St. George's Flag in the Head of the Top-Mast. 1773 Naval Chron. 22 186 Lord Edgcumbe..hoisted the St. George's flag at the fore-top. 1872 Punch 26 Oct. 177/1 O'er the Bala Hissar broadened bright St. George's flag, for the wide East to see. 1921 A. P. Poley Imperial Commonw. xi. 171 On the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's birthday, the English ran up St. George's flag and fired off guns. 1989 Guardian 2 Dec. 22/7 A vicious-looking cartoon bulldog..wearing the two symbols of English prathood—a St George's flag shirt and a knotted hanky. 2006 Prospect Aug. 1/2 As I waved a St George's flag at the Gelsenkirchen ‘fan-fest’ in early July, enjoying the very English experience of watching my team lose a penalty shoot-out, it felt like a benign enough celebration even in defeat. e. St George's jack n. [ < the genitive of St George n. + jack n.⁴] Nautical (now rare) a jack (jack n.⁴) bearing a St George's cross. ΚΠ 1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea viii. 92 The Duke and Dutchess saluted each other with several Chears, Drums beating, Trumpets sounding, and St. George's Jack flying. 1806 A. Duncan Nelson's Funeral 17 The St. George's jack..was lowered half-mast high. 1903 Notes & Queries 14 Feb. 129/2 A ship, from the stern of which flies the Red Ensign (a St. George's Jack in the corner of a red flag). 3. St George's guard n. [so called with reference to the position which St George was thought to have assumed to slay the dragon] Swordsmanship and Fencing (now rare) a guard position used to protect the head. ΚΠ 1679 A. Behn Feign'd Curtizans i. ii. 10 St. Georges Guard is the best for your head whilst you live. 1730 M. Concanen Speculatist 181 Long had the noble Back-Sword and St. George's Guard left the polite World, and given way to the paltry single Rapier. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well (1824) I. xii. 208 The veteran instinctively threw himself under St George's guard, and drew two paces back. 1885 E. Castle Schools & Masters of Fence xiv. 200 The head parry, the so-called St. George's guard. †II. Simple uses. 4. Apparently: a coin bearing the shield of St George. Cf. George n. 2a. Obsolete. rare.The Commonwealth coinage of 1649–60 bore such a design on all gold and silver denominations; see etymological note at George n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > half-crown or thirty pennies mancusOE half-crowna1549 George1660 St George1661 slate1699 trooper1699 tosheroon1859 tosh1912 half a crack1933 1661 K. W. Confused Characters 2 Its upon them, & to redeem their favor, and purchase a smile from them, that he sends so many St Georges to an eternal errantry never to returne to his burnt bottometh pocked [sic]. 5. A form of lance exercise (see quot.). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1833 Regulations Instr. Cavalry i. v. 166 St. George—From the ‘Reverse Lance’..the lance is to be taken between the fore and middle finger of the right hand; the butt of the lance is then to be moved twice, quickly back and forward over the horse's head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < int.n.1442
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