white flagn.

Brit.

/wʌɪt ˈflaɡ/, U.S.

/ˌ(h)waɪt ˈflæɡ/

Forms: see white adj. and n. and flag n.⁴

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., flag n.⁴

Etymology: < white adj. + flag n.⁴ In sense 2 after French drapeau blanc (1800 or earlier in this sense; 1596 or earlier in sense 1).With use with reference to Burma (Myanmar) compare the Burmese name, ʔə̆.làn.bjù ( < elements meaning ‘flag’ and ‘white’).

1. A flag of white material displayed as a sign of peaceful or friendly intentions, desire for parley, or willingness to surrender. Also figurative. Cf. flag of truce at flag n.⁴ 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > peace > [noun] > cessation of hostilities > suspension of hostilities > flag of

white flag1578

flag1582

white colours1614

truce-flag1876

1578 G. Best True Disc. Passage to Cathaya ii. 31 So soone as they saw our men, made greate outcryes, and with a white flagge..wafted vs amayne vnto them.

1589 J. Sarracoll in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations 801 The next day in the morning, in steede of their bloodie flagge, they put vp two white flagges.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxx. 765 There met him a ship of the Carthaginians, garnished with..white flags of peace.

1695 Exact Acct. Siege Namur 24 The Enemy hung out a White Flag, and desired a Parley.

1710 C. Shadwell Fair Quaker of Deal v. 62 Generous Arabella has hung out the white Flag, and given her Promise she'll seal the speedy Articles of Surrender.

1779 Malefactor's Reg. II. 198 Gow hung out a white flag, as an intimation that he was willing to treat on friendly terms.

1840 G. P. R. James Man-at-arms I. viii. 111 A white flag was suddenly displayed upon the breach, and some horsemen came forth..with an offer of capitulation.

1899 D. S. Jordan Imperial Democracy vii. 271 Our soldiers say that they were ordered to fire on white flags.

1970 R. Thorp & R. Blake Music of their Laughter 148/2 At what age is my penis going to wave the white flag?

2006 H. Sides Blood & Thunder xxxviii. 294 Via subordinate officers sent under a white flag, he instructed Colonel Canby to ‘capitulate’ the fort.

2. A flag used to symbolize the royalist cause after the French Revolution of 1789. Cf. white adj. 6.From the early 17th cent. white was the colour of the royal standard; after the Revolution the Tricolour became the national flag. The white flag was reinstated during the Bourbon Restoration, and finally abandoned after the July Revolution of 1830.

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1849 W. C. Taylor House of Orleans III. vii. 222 He had been one of the first to raise the White Flag in 1814; he had levied a regiment of Royalists during the hundred days.

1946 Rotarian Dec. 14/3 For many years, French politics were a struggle between the Napoleonists or partisans of the tricolor and the adherents of the Bourbons or the white flag.

2005 J. Chazin-Bennahum Lure of Perfection vi. 147 When Louis XVIII, brother of Louis XVI, returned in 1814, the white flag floated again in France.

Compounds

With capital initials. General attributive, designating the principal communist party of Burma (Myanmar). Now historical.The White Flag Communists were opposed to the Red Flag Communists, a radical militant group which broke away from the main party in 1946. The term is generally used with reference to the period around 1948, when Burma gained independence from Britain.

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > politics in India and Far East > [adjective] > specific association in Burma

white flag1947

1947 Economist 12 Apr. 530/2 The ‘White Flag’ Communists were expected to win a few seats.

1949 New Stateman 12 Feb. 147/1 The story begins last March. Then the Communists (White and Red Flag), who had already gone underground, began guerilla warfare on Government treasuries.

1959 Listener 18 June 1051/1 The so-called White Flag Communists who followed the Stalinist line.

2013 W. Law-Yone Golden Parasol ii. iii. 52 The country was in chaos, with the central government under attack from a multiplicity of insurgent groups: the ‘Red Flag’ and ‘White Flag’ Communists..half a dozen ethnic armies, and marauding dacoits with no political affiliations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white flag
释义	white flagn. Brit. /wʌɪt ˈflaɡ/, U.S. /ˌ(h)waɪt ˈflæɡ/ Forms: see white adj. and n. and flag n.⁴ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., flag n.⁴ Etymology: < white adj. + flag n.⁴ In sense 2 after French drapeau blanc (1800 or earlier in this sense; 1596 or earlier in sense 1).With use with reference to Burma (Myanmar) compare the Burmese name, ʔə̆.làn.bjù ( < elements meaning ‘flag’ and ‘white’). 1. A flag of white material displayed as a sign of peaceful or friendly intentions, desire for parley, or willingness to surrender. Also figurative. Cf. flag of truce at flag n.⁴ 1b. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > [noun] > cessation of hostilities > suspension of hostilities > flag of white flag1578 flag1582 white colours1614 truce-flag1876 1578 G. Best True Disc. Passage to Cathaya ii. 31 So soone as they saw our men, made greate outcryes, and with a white flagge..wafted vs amayne vnto them. 1589 J. Sarracoll in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations 801 The next day in the morning, in steede of their bloodie flagge, they put vp two white flagges. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxx. 765 There met him a ship of the Carthaginians, garnished with..white flags of peace. 1695 Exact Acct. Siege Namur 24 The Enemy hung out a White Flag, and desired a Parley. 1710 C. Shadwell Fair Quaker of Deal v. 62 Generous Arabella has hung out the white Flag, and given her Promise she'll seal the speedy Articles of Surrender. 1779 Malefactor's Reg. II. 198 Gow hung out a white flag, as an intimation that he was willing to treat on friendly terms. 1840 G. P. R. James Man-at-arms I. viii. 111 A white flag was suddenly displayed upon the breach, and some horsemen came forth..with an offer of capitulation. 1899 D. S. Jordan Imperial Democracy vii. 271 Our soldiers say that they were ordered to fire on white flags. 1970 R. Thorp & R. Blake Music of their Laughter 148/2 At what age is my penis going to wave the white flag? 2006 H. Sides Blood & Thunder xxxviii. 294 Via subordinate officers sent under a white flag, he instructed Colonel Canby to ‘capitulate’ the fort. 2. A flag used to symbolize the royalist cause after the French Revolution of 1789. Cf. white adj. 6.From the early 17th cent. white was the colour of the royal standard; after the Revolution the Tricolour became the national flag. The white flag was reinstated during the Bourbon Restoration, and finally abandoned after the July Revolution of 1830. ΚΠ 1849 W. C. Taylor House of Orleans III. vii. 222 He had been one of the first to raise the White Flag in 1814; he had levied a regiment of Royalists during the hundred days. 1946 Rotarian Dec. 14/3 For many years, French politics were a struggle between the Napoleonists or partisans of the tricolor and the adherents of the Bourbons or the white flag. 2005 J. Chazin-Bennahum Lure of Perfection vi. 147 When Louis XVIII, brother of Louis XVI, returned in 1814, the white flag floated again in France. Compounds With capital initials. General attributive, designating the principal communist party of Burma (Myanmar). Now historical.The White Flag Communists were opposed to the Red Flag Communists, a radical militant group which broke away from the main party in 1946. The term is generally used with reference to the period around 1948, when Burma gained independence from Britain. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > politics in India and Far East > [adjective] > specific association in Burma white flag1947 1947 Economist 12 Apr. 530/2 The ‘White Flag’ Communists were expected to win a few seats. 1949 New Stateman 12 Feb. 147/1 The story begins last March. Then the Communists (White and Red Flag), who had already gone underground, began guerilla warfare on Government treasuries. 1959 Listener 18 June 1051/1 The so-called White Flag Communists who followed the Stalinist line. 2013 W. Law-Yone Golden Parasol ii. iii. 52 The country was in chaos, with the central government under attack from a multiplicity of insurgent groups: the ‘Red Flag’ and ‘White Flag’ Communists..half a dozen ethnic armies, and marauding dacoits with no political affiliations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1578
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