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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
white flag
—Related forms
–noun
—Idiom
| 1. | an all-white banner or piece of cloth, used as a symbol of surrender or truce. |
| 2. | hoist, show, or wave the white flag, to give up; weaken; yield. |
[Origin: 1590–1600
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] —Related forms
white-flag, adjective
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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| white flag
n. A white cloth or flag signaling truce or surrender. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| white flag | |
noun | |
| flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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