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What (who) is Old Glory - definition

NICKNAME FOR THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES

William Driver; Old glory; Driver, William

Old Glory

¦ noun US informal the US national flag.

Old Glory

People sometimes refer to the flag of the United States as Old Glory. (AM)

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Old Glory

Old Glory is a nickname for the flag of the United States. The original "Old Glory" was a flag owned by the 19th-century American sea captain William Driver (March 17, 1803 – March 3, 1886), who flew the flag during his career at sea and later brought it to Nashville, Tennessee, where he settled.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Glory

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Old Glory

Old Glory is a nickname for the flag of the United States. The original "Old Glory" was a flag owned by the 19th-century American sea captain William Driver (March 17, 1803 – March 3, 1886), who flew the flag during his career at sea and later brought it to Nashville, Tennessee, where he settled. Driver greatly prized the flag and ensured its safety from the Confederates, who attempted to seize the flag during the American Civil War. In 1922, Driver's daughter and niece claimed to own the original "Old Glory," which became part of the collection of the Smithsonian Institution, where it remains at the National Museum of American History.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old Glory

Examples of use of Old Glory

1. It was not like today when Old Glory flies everywhere.

2. I watched the Marines reoccupy the embassy and hoist Old Glory.

3. Now, however, the 86–year–old justice says there is no need to amend the Constitution to protect Old Glory.

4. So as Blair wraps himself ever tighter in Old Glory, it is natural to ponder over his possible motives.

5. Minnesota has passed the strongest measure, a new law that goes into effect at year‘s end requiring every Old Glory sold in state stores to be domestically produced.