'Stars and Stripes' definitions:

Definition of 'Stars and Stripes'

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noun
The national flag of the United States of America [syn: American flag, Stars and Stripes, Star-Spangled Banner, Old Glory]

Definition of 'Stars and Stripes'

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  • 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; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a garment. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark. [1913 Webster]
  • Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed. --Deut. xxv. 3. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow of a lash, rod, or the like. [1913 Webster]
  • Cruelty marked him with inglorious stripes. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Color indicating a party or faction; hence, distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort; as, persons of the same political stripe. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 7. pl. (Mil.) The chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned officer. [1913 Webster]
  • Stars and Stripes. See under Star, n. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Stars and Stripes'

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  • 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, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter, Skr. st[.r], L. sternere (cf. Stratum), and originally applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as being scatterers or spreaders of light. [root]296. Cf. Aster, Asteroid, Constellation, Disaster, Stellar.]
  • 1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae. [1913 Webster]
  • His eyen twinkled in his head aright, As do the stars in the frosty night. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The stars are distinguished as planets, and {fixed stars}. See Planet, Fixed stars under Fixed, and Magnitude of a star under Magnitude. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny; (usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to influence fortune. [1913 Webster]
  • O malignant and ill-brooding stars. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor. [1913 Webster]
  • On whom . . . Lavish Honor showered all her stars. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words generally of obvious signification; as, star-aspiring, star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting, star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed, star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed, star-sprinkled, star-wreathed. [1913 Webster]
  • Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, {Shooting star}, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
  • Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
  • Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so called from its star-shaped capsules.
  • Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of about sixty species, and the natural order (Sapotaceae) to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family.
  • Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
  • Star coral (Zool.), any one of numerous species of stony corals belonging to Astraea, Orbicella, and allied genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and contain conspicuous radiating septa.
  • Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
  • Star flower. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum; star-of-Bethlehem. (b) See Starwort (b) . (c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis (Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
  • Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles; -- whence the name.
  • Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of different parts of the bore of a gun.
  • Star grass. (Bot.) (a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having star-shaped yellow flowers. (b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
  • Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla (Scilla autumnalis); -- called also {star-headed hyacinth}.
  • Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants (Nostoc commune, Nostoc edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
  • Star lizard. (Zool.) Same as Stellion.
  • Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant (Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike flower.
  • Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago (Plantago coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
  • Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other so as to form a star-shaped figure.
  • Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in a blue field, white stars to represent the several States, one for each.
  • With the old flag, the true American flag, the Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
  • Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
  • Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with stout radiating spines.
  • Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines.
  • Star worm (Zool.), a gephyrean.
  • Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly, shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears. These stars were supposed by some astronomers to be variable stars of long and undetermined periods. More recently, variations star in start intensity are classified more specifically, and this term is now obsolescent. See also nova. [Obsolescent]
  • Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes occur at fixed periods.
  • Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'Stars and Stripes'

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