Stars and Bars

American  

noun

1. U.S. History. the flag adopted by the Confederate States of America, consisting of two broad horizontal bars of red separated by one of white, with a blue union marked with a circle of white stars, one for each Confederate state.

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Stars and Bars British  

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the flag of the Confederate States of America

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Etymology

Origin of Stars and Bars

An Americanism dating back to 1861

Example Sentences

The other flag is a traditional Stars and Bars, like you’d see on a T-shirt or shot glass.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2018

The Stars and Bars represent the darkest period in American history - slavery.

From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 2015

That argument got turned on its head overnight, and not long after, in a moment many thought they’d never see, the Stars and Bars was pulled down from the South Carolina capitol grounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2015

Mississippi’s Republican speaker of the house calls his state flag, which includes the Stars and Bars in the top left corner, “a point of offense that needs to be removed.”

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2015

The first Confederate flag, the Stars and Bars, was adopted on March 4, 1861.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly