Red Ensignn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈɛnsʌɪn/,

/ˌrɛd ˈɛnsn/, U.S.

/ˌrɛd ˈɛnsaɪn/,

/ˌrɛd ˈɛns(ə)n/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., ensign n.

Etymology: < red adj. + ensign n.

1. British. Nautical. Originally: the ensign of the red squadron of the Royal Navy. Later: the ensign flown by British merchant ships and British-registered private vessels. Cf. Blue Ensign n. 1, ensign n. 5.The Red Ensign consists of a red flag with a Union Jack in the top corner near the hoist.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > naval or merchant

pavilion1572

blue flag1613

jack1633

white ensign1676

Red Ensign1720

Blue Ensign1745

red flag1757

red rag1809

Union Jack1832

duster1904

red duster1914

1720 J. Burchett Compl. Hist. Trans. at Sea iv. xiii. 498 A red Ensign at the Fore-top-mast-head on board the Lord Berkeley's Ship, with the firing of a Gun, should be the Signal for the Soldiers to embark.

1730 Royal Navy Orders & Instructions 12 Merchant-Ships are to wear a Red Ensign; with the Union Jack in a Canton at the upper End next the Staff; and a white Jack, with a red Cross, commonly called St. George's Cross, passing quite through the same.

1796 Narr. Proc. His Majesty's Fleet 80 By order of the Commander in Chief, the fleet on the 1st of June carried Red Ensigns.

1879 Ann. Reg. 22 The red ensign reversed (fire-flag) was run up.

1897 J. Conrad Nigger of ‘Narcissus’ in New Rev. Dec. 618 Following on the roll of the ship, the red ensign, at half-mast, darted out and collapsed again on the grey sky.

1905 B. L. P. Weale Re-shaping of Far East I. ii. 78 Here are many steamers flying the red ensign; the Englishman is still safe on water.

1976 P. Kemp Oxf. Compan. Ships & Sea 695/2 The Red Ensign..is today flown by all British merchant vessels and also by many yachts.

1992 Daily Express 9 Sept. 1/5 Their yacht Merganser, flying the Red Ensign, was found adrift six days ago by a fisherman.

2. In some former British colonies and dominions: the British civil ensign as used on land, often featuring a local emblem or crest on the fly. Also: spec. a flag, based on a design of this type, used as the national flag of Canada until 1965. Now historical.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > flags of other specific nations

Red Ensign1828

Southern Cross1855

sun flag1882

Eureka flag1896

Vierkleur1900

Blue Ensign1919

1828 Albion 23 Aug. 85/2 Flag-Staffs—Twenty-five in number, viz., three Spanish, four American,..two Dutch, three Union Jacks, one St. George's Cross, two red ensigns.

1843 Voy. round World vii. 426 A small house for the clerk, two or three sheds for the Canadians, and a pine stick with a red ensign.

1887 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 30 June Mr. George Levy had decorated his entrance gate with lines of light in gas, and displayed a Red Ensign from a flagstaff.

1912 ‘R. Connor’ Corporal Cameron 229 High over a noble maple..floated the Red Ensign of the Empire, which, with the Canadian coat of arms on the fly, by common usage had become the national flag of Canada.

1992 Courier-Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 2 May There has..been confusion as to what flag our soldiers have fought under in past conflicts. Was it the red ensign, the blue ensign or the union jack?

2007 Winnipeg Sun (Nexis) 12 May 11 We consciously changed the Red Ensign in response to Quebec separatism.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red ensign
释义	Red Ensignn. Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈɛnsʌɪn/, /ˌrɛd ˈɛnsn/, U.S. /ˌrɛd ˈɛnsaɪn/, /ˌrɛd ˈɛns(ə)n/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., ensign n. Etymology: < red adj. + ensign n. 1. British. Nautical. Originally: the ensign of the red squadron of the Royal Navy. Later: the ensign flown by British merchant ships and British-registered private vessels. Cf. Blue Ensign n. 1, ensign n. 5.The Red Ensign consists of a red flag with a Union Jack in the top corner near the hoist. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > naval or merchant pavilion1572 blue flag1613 jack1633 white ensign1676 Red Ensign1720 Blue Ensign1745 red flag1757 red rag1809 Union Jack1832 duster1904 red duster1914 1720 J. Burchett Compl. Hist. Trans. at Sea iv. xiii. 498 A red Ensign at the Fore-top-mast-head on board the Lord Berkeley's Ship, with the firing of a Gun, should be the Signal for the Soldiers to embark. 1730 Royal Navy Orders & Instructions 12 Merchant-Ships are to wear a Red Ensign; with the Union Jack in a Canton at the upper End next the Staff; and a white Jack, with a red Cross, commonly called St. George's Cross, passing quite through the same. 1796 Narr. Proc. His Majesty's Fleet 80 By order of the Commander in Chief, the fleet on the 1st of June carried Red Ensigns. 1879 Ann. Reg. 22 The red ensign reversed (fire-flag) was run up. 1897 J. Conrad Nigger of ‘Narcissus’ in New Rev. Dec. 618 Following on the roll of the ship, the red ensign, at half-mast, darted out and collapsed again on the grey sky. 1905 B. L. P. Weale Re-shaping of Far East I. ii. 78 Here are many steamers flying the red ensign; the Englishman is still safe on water. 1976 P. Kemp Oxf. Compan. Ships & Sea 695/2 The Red Ensign..is today flown by all British merchant vessels and also by many yachts. 1992 Daily Express 9 Sept. 1/5 Their yacht Merganser, flying the Red Ensign, was found adrift six days ago by a fisherman. 2. In some former British colonies and dominions: the British civil ensign as used on land, often featuring a local emblem or crest on the fly. Also: spec. a flag, based on a design of this type, used as the national flag of Canada until 1965. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > flags of other specific nations Red Ensign1828 Southern Cross1855 sun flag1882 Eureka flag1896 Vierkleur1900 Blue Ensign1919 1828 Albion 23 Aug. 85/2 Flag-Staffs—Twenty-five in number, viz., three Spanish, four American,..two Dutch, three Union Jacks, one St. George's Cross, two red ensigns. 1843 Voy. round World vii. 426 A small house for the clerk, two or three sheds for the Canadians, and a pine stick with a red ensign. 1887 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 30 June Mr. George Levy had decorated his entrance gate with lines of light in gas, and displayed a Red Ensign from a flagstaff. 1912 ‘R. Connor’ Corporal Cameron 229 High over a noble maple..floated the Red Ensign of the Empire, which, with the Canadian coat of arms on the fly, by common usage had become the national flag of Canada. 1992 Courier-Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 2 May There has..been confusion as to what flag our soldiers have fought under in past conflicts. Was it the red ensign, the blue ensign or the union jack? 2007 Winnipeg Sun (Nexis) 12 May 11 We consciously changed the Red Ensign in response to Quebec separatism. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1720
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