This was composed of thirteen stripes, red and white alternately, and had the single red cross of St. George upon a white ground (the old English Jack) in the upper corner.
Apparently these stand for the thirteen colonies, and so far as is known, this was the first time that the colonies were represented, as on our flag of to-day, by thirteen stripes.
It is a precious relic for its associations, and still more precious because the canton is made of thirteen stripes, blue and silver alternating.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "thirteen stripes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
