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Old Glory   /oʊld glˈɔri/   Listen
Old Glory

noun
1.
The national flag of the United States of America.  Synonyms: American flag, Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes.






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"Old glory" Quotes from Famous Books



... Old Glory!" for so it had been a custom to call the flag in the days of the civil ...
— Equality • Edward Bellamy

... yourself, my dear, but to leave it entirely to me. Things are rarely as bad as they seem, and there is always a gleam of light in the darkest sky. Perhaps, some day, we shall see Heron Hall and the good old family in all its old glory; and when that day comes, my little girl with the star eyes will queen it in the dale like one of the Heron ...
— At Love's Cost • Charles Garvice

... cut, and planted under Paul's directions; and soon Old Glory floated proudly in the breeze, with their prize banner ...
— The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour - The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain • George A. Warren

... proof. As a matter of fact the six-pointed star was not adopted because of its use in English heraldry, while in Holland and France, our allies, five-pointed stars were used. Now, as to the claim that "Old Glory" was thus made in 1776 by Betsy Ross, what became of it? Preble says of Canby: "I cannot agree with his claim, and neither does the record support it" ... and besides it is practically charging Washington and the rest of the committee with seeking ...
— The True Story of the American Flag • John H. Fow



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