Old Glory
Red, white, blue
Old Glory is a nickname for the flag of the United States.
The term carries patriotic weight and appears in ceremonial contexts: They raised Old Glory at dawn.
It originated with a specific flag owned by a sea captain in the 1830s but now refers to any American flag.
Fabled first flag maker
- Revolutionary WarColonial uprising against Britain
- Continental CongressColonial era legislature
- Thirteen ColoniesBritish North American territories
- PhiladelphiaPennsylvania's largest metropolis
Independence Hall · Francis Scott Key · Fort McHenry · Star-Spangled Banner · seamstress · evolution · amendments · Civil War
Luminous celestial bodies
- stripesParallel linear markings
- red white and blueAmerican flag palette
- Uncle SamGovernment as a man
- bald eagleWhite-headed North American raptor
Founding Fathers · Constitution · Declaration of Independence · Bill of Rights · Liberty Bell · White House · Capitol · Washington
Displayed strip with message
- ensignFlag or junior officer
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- colorsVisual spectrum variations
- buntingFestive decorative fabric
pennant · jack · hoist · fly · field · canton · union · stars and stripes
Loyalty owed to authority
- pledgeBinding promise given
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
veterans · liberty · honor · valor · service · citizenship · heritage · unity
Representational sign or device
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- representationDepiction or likeness
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
symbol · national identity · beacon · hope · freedom symbol · rallying point · ideals · promise
Betsy Ross
Fabled first flag maker
- Revolutionary WarColonial uprising against Britain
- Continental CongressColonial era legislature
- Thirteen ColoniesBritish North American territories
Philadelphia · Independence Hall · Francis Scott Key · Fort McHenry · Star-Spangled Banner · seamstress · evolution · amendments · Civil War
stars
Luminous celestial bodies
- stripesParallel linear markings
- red white and blueAmerican flag palette
- Uncle SamGovernment as a man
bald eagle · Founding Fathers · Constitution · Declaration of Independence · Bill of Rights · Liberty Bell · White House · Capitol · Washington · Lincoln
banner
Displayed strip with message
bunting · pennant · jack · hoist · fly · field · canton · union · stars and stripes · flagpole
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- pledgeBinding promise given
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
pride · veterans · liberty · honor · valor · service · citizenship · heritage · unity · solidarity
emblem
Representational sign or device
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- representationDepiction or likeness
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
badge · symbol · national identity · beacon · hope · freedom symbol · rallying point · ideals · promise · aspiration
- flagsFrench flag, flags, Italian flag, colors, bunting
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
- Patriotic Phrasesland of the free, home of the brave, stars and stripes, red white and blue, united we stand
- nationalismpatriotism, national pride, national sovereignty, national identity, national symbols
Old Gloryhammer and sickle
Communist movement's insignia
Soviet flag · Rising Sun · swastika · Union Jack · Confederate flag
old, glory, older, glorious, oldest, glorify, glories, glorifying, inglorious