| 单词 | colour-bearer |
| 释义 | > as lemmascolour-bearer colour-bearer n. ΚΠ 1677 W. Lloyd Papists no Catholicks 9 The Popes of Rome pretending the common principles of Faith and Manners, and giving themselves out to be colour-bearers to Jesus Christ. 1707 Descr. All Seats Present Wars Europe iv. 190 The Charge was groundless, especially as to the Delivery of the Colours, with which the Colour-bearer run back towards the Village. 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Chron. 44/1 The garrison..marched down to the number of 2 killedars, 1 sippadar,..2 orderleys, 1 colour bearer [etc.]. 1890 D. C. Beard Amer. Boy's Handy Bk. xxvii. 266 Again and again a number of the enemy, among whom was their color-bearer, gained the top of our breastworks. 2006 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 70 831 The list of Austrian and Piedmontese colors captured by this young cavalryman makes one wonder whether he spent all his time chasing color bearers. < as lemmas |
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