| 单词 | the red hand of ulster |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe red hand of Ulster 2. Heraldry. Frequently in the red hand of Ulster: the arms or badge of Ulster, a red left hand cut off squarely at the wrist. Cf. bloody hand n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of human or divine beings > [noun] > hand > red hand of Ulster bloody handc1571 baronet's hand1710 red-hand1795 1795 T. Brydson Summary View Heraldry iv. 122 The arms of Ulster, a red hand on a white field, are borne as arms of dignity. 1833 T. Moore Wks. Lord Byron 97 (note) The Red Hand of Ulster..marks [t]he shield of a baronet of the United Kingdom. 1863 R. Chambers Bk. of Days I. 670/2 From the connexion of the first baronets with Ulster, they were allowed to place in their armorial coat the open red hand heretofore borne by the forfeited O'Neils, the noted Lamh derg Eirin, or red hand of Ulster. 1934 Geogr. Jrnl. 84 489 The fingers and thumb, in this hand-imprint, were not outspread but close and parallel, like the Red Hand of Ulster. 1963 M. Caulfield Easter Rebellion 4 Boerlike slouch hats pinned up at one side with the Red Hand, their union badge. 1996 C. Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men iv. 33 Stanley had been a high-up in the Red Hand Commandos, a Loyalist terror group with a penchant for hacking up innocent Catholics. < as lemmas |
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