crimson flag

American  

noun

1. a southern African plant, Schizostylis coccinea, of the iris family, having tubular red flowers.

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Example Sentences

A big crimson flag dominates the main wall in the living room, with a framed Cougars poster across from it.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2017

Minutes later, the aide-de-camp flings open the shutters of an upstairs window and gazes a moment across the rooftops before unfurling a crimson flag over the brick and securing its eyelets to the sill.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

He remembers the overheated dance hall from the entrance exams four years before: ladder nailed to the wall, crimson flag with its white circle and black cross below.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

A large crimson flag, heavy with rainwater, hangs from the sill of an upstairs window.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

From the top, the crimson flag with its white circle and black cross looks unexpectedly small.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr