| 单词 | stars and bars |
| 释义 | > as lemmasStars and Bars Stars and Bars n. now chiefly historical (with the) (a popular name for) the first official flag of the Confederate States of America (see confederate adj. 3a), flown from 4th March, 1861 to 1st May, 1863.The flag consists of three alternating red and white stripes, with a blue square in the top left corner containing seven (later thirteen) white stars arranged in a circle. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > U.S. flag > Confederate flag Stars and Bars1861 1861 N.Y. Times 23 Aug. 2/4 The white flag of the Louisville ‘Peace Party’ is only the ‘stars and bars’ in disguise. 1930 D. Allen Fight for Peace xviii. 442 Ladies' societies worked on the palmetto and pelican flags, or on the Stars and Bars. 1974 Mexia (Texas) Daily News 6 Apr. 3/2 Each meeting includes display of the Stars and Bars. 2013 C. E. Janney Remembering Civil War vi. 177 The Philadelphia Brigade would not march with their borrowed flag, but neither would the Stars and Bars be displayed. < as lemmas |
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