英语词汇“field colours”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

field colours n. Military colours used by an army, regiment, etc., when in the field; (formerly sometimes) spec. †small flags used to mark out the positions to be taken up by particular regiments, etc. (cf. camp-colour n.) (obsolete).

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1635 D. Person Varieties v. 27 Some of the Citie Ensignes or field Colours were observed to sweate blood.

1673 Rel. Re-taking Sta. Helena 3 We..Ordered 200 Men, with Field-Colours and Officers, appointed to be put on Board a Vessel, out of which they might be Landed.

1698 E. D'Auvergne Hist. Campagne Flanders 1697 88 To divide the Posts for the Army in case of an Alarm, which the Quarter-masters mark'd the next morning with Field-colours, for every Regiment to know his post.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Field Colours, small Flags carried along with the Quarter Master General, in marking out the Ground for the Squadrons and Battalions of an Army.

1800 I. James Providence Displayed 127 They..hauled down their white Flags of Truce, and let fly their English and Field Colours.

1855 Times 27 Oct. 8/1 During the engagement they took from the Turks 14 flags and some field colours, and spiked or dismounted several pieces of artillery.

1992 P. Englund Battle that shook Europe (2006) xxv. 225 Efforts were made to try to solve the problem of the shortage of officers in the infantry. Field colours carried by irremediably weakened companies were to be burnt.

单词	field colours
释义	> as lemmas field colours field colours n. Military colours used by an army, regiment, etc., when in the field; (formerly sometimes) spec. †small flags used to mark out the positions to be taken up by particular regiments, etc. (cf. camp-colour n.) (obsolete). ΚΠ 1635 D. Person Varieties v. 27 Some of the Citie Ensignes or field Colours were observed to sweate blood. 1673 Rel. Re-taking Sta. Helena 3 We..Ordered 200 Men, with Field-Colours and Officers, appointed to be put on Board a Vessel, out of which they might be Landed. 1698 E. D'Auvergne Hist. Campagne Flanders 1697 88 To divide the Posts for the Army in case of an Alarm, which the Quarter-masters mark'd the next morning with Field-colours, for every Regiment to know his post. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Field Colours, small Flags carried along with the Quarter Master General, in marking out the Ground for the Squadrons and Battalions of an Army. 1800 I. James Providence Displayed 127 They..hauled down their white Flags of Truce, and let fly their English and Field Colours. 1855 Times 27 Oct. 8/1 During the engagement they took from the Turks 14 flags and some field colours, and spiked or dismounted several pieces of artillery. 1992 P. Englund Battle that shook Europe (2006) xxv. 225 Efforts were made to try to solve the problem of the shortage of officers in the infantry. Field colours carried by irremediably weakened companies were to be burnt. extracted from fieldn.¹ < as lemmas
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