Stars and Stripes

noun

plural in form but singular in construction

: the flag of the United States having 13 alternately red and white horizontal stripes and a blue union with white stars representing the states

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Stars and Stripes

• electrotypes
• karyotypes
• stereotypes
• archetypes
• biotypes
• ecotypes
• genotypes
• haplotypes
• isotypes
• paratypes
• phenotypes
• prototypes

Kids Definition

Stars and Stripes

singular or plural noun

: the flag of the U.S.