单词 | orangeman's day |
释义 | > as lemmasOrangeman's Day Orangeman's Day n. (also Orangemen's Day) chiefly Canadian 12 July, celebrated by Orangemen in commemoration of the victories of William III in Ireland at the Battle of the Boyne (1 July 1690) and the Battle of Aughrim (12 July 1691); cf. twelfth adj. 1c. ΚΠ 1884 J. C. Roadhouse Diary 12 July in W. P. Bull From Boyne Brompton (1936) xvii. 315 Orangemen's day. Drunkenness and fighting in Bolton. 1998 Frommer's Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island (Electronic ed.) 1 Jan. Newfoundland and Labrador celebrate several holidays, including St. George's Day,..Discovery Day,..and Orangeman's Day. < as lemmas |
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