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Betsy Ross   /bˈɛtsi rɑs/   Listen
Betsy Ross

noun
1.
American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836).  Synonyms: Betsy Griscom Ross, Ross.






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"Betsy ross" Quotes from Famous Books



... and one stripe as each new state was admitted. Congress, then in session in Philadelphia, named George Washington, Robert Morris and Colonel Ross to call upon a widow who had been making flags for the government and ask her to make this first real American flag. And this is the flag that Betsy Ross made: [Indicate flag "b."] It is said that Betsy Ross suggested that the stars be five-pointed, as she could fold her cloth so as to make a five-pointed star with one clip of her scissors. Can you make a five-pointed star with one clip? Betsy could! [Note: The writer ...
— Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear - Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks • B.J. Griswold



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