star and stripes

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• Stars and Stripes — Star Spangled Banner/ Stars and Stripes Vexillologisches Symbol …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Stars and Stripes — Star Star (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stars and Stripes — noun the national flag of the United States of America • Syn: ↑American flag, ↑Star Spangled Banner, ↑Old Glory • Hypernyms: ↑flag * * * the national flag of the U.S., consisting of 13 horizontal stripes that are alternately red and white,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Stars and Stripes — 〈[sta:z ənd straıps] Pl.〉 Sternenbanner, Staatsflagge der USA [engl., „Sterne u. Streifen“ (die die Mitgliedsstaaten symbolisieren)] * * * Stars and Stripes [ stɑ:z ənd straɪps ] <Pl.> [engl. = Sterne u. Streifen; nach den die Bundesstaaten …   Universal-Lexikon

• Stars and Stripes — Stripe Stripe, n. [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march.] 1. A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stars and Stripes — American flag, attested from 1782. Stars and Bars as a name for the Confederate flag is attested from 1863. Star spangled is attested from 1590s; Star Spangled Banner United States flag is 1814, from Francis Scott Key s poem (printed in the… …   Etymology dictionary

• Stars and Stripes — Stars′ and Stripes′ n. gov the national flag of the U.S., consisting of 13 horizontal stripes, alternately red and white, and a blue field containing white stars representing the states Also called Old Glory Star Spangled Banner, The • Etymology …   From formal English to slang

• The Stars and Stripes Forever — For other uses, see Stars and Stripes Forever (disambiguation). The Stars and Stripes Forever Song Published 1897  …   Wikipedia

• Stars and Stripes — the national flag of the U.S., consisting of 13 horizontal stripes that are alternately red and white, representing the original states, and of a blue field containing 50 white stars, representing the present states. Also called Old Glory, The… …   Universalium

• Stars and Stripes — Synonyms and related words: Dannebrog, Jolly Roger, Old Glory, Star Spangled Banner, Union Flag, Union Jack, and blue, banderole, banner, banneret, black flag, blue ensign, bunting, burgee, coachwhip, colors, ensign, flag, gonfalon, gonfanon,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Stars and Stripes — noun a) The flag of the United States. b) The official newspaper of the United States armed forces. Syn: Old Glory, Star Spangled Banner …   Wiktionary