释义
[ stahr -spang-guh ld ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈstɑrˌspæŋ gəld / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective spangled with stars.
Informal . made up of or attended by celebrities, distinguished or illustrious persons, etc.: a star-spangled reception.
Origin of star-spangled First recorded in 1585–95
Words nearby star-spangled star-shaped, star shell, starship, star sign, stars in one's eyes, have, star-spangled , Star-Spangled Banner, star stream, star-struck, star-studded, star system
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Example sentences from the Web for star-spangled After watching the American victory at the Battle of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
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Sam Wilson fits that bill, so he gets to wear the star-spangled suit.
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In Washington D.C., for example, we make people have sex to The Star-Spangled Banner.
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In 1930 the educational experts at Teachers College of Columbia University condemned “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Star-Spangled Confederates: How Southern Sympathizers Decided Our National Anthem | Jefferson Morley| July 4, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The story of how “The Star-Spangled Banner” became the national anthem in 1931 is the story of a red-white-and-blue culture war.
Star-Spangled Confederates: How Southern Sympathizers Decided Our National Anthem | Jefferson Morley| July 4, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Then another sang the Star-Spangled Banner and we cheered that.
History of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers | B. F. Blakeslee
Now, papa, if you're not too tired won't you please tell us about the writing of the 'Star-Spangled Banner'?
Elsie at Viamede | Martha Finley
The star-spangled jacket and the purple and gold were together, the mare lying between the rails and her stable-companion.
Boy Woodburn | Alfred Ollivant
Both were Americans, and both loved the star-spangled banner.
Sustained honor | John R. Musick,
And of late years it had been increasingly rare for him to sport any but the star-spangled jacket.
Boy Woodburn | Alfred Ollivant
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British Dictionary definitions for star-spangled adjective marked or decorated with stars
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