Red-shirt
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Red Shirt (“follower of Garibaldi”). alt-of, alternative
"The suspension of hostilities, and the retreat of the Bourbon forces towards the sea, again inspired the people with confidence and daring; so much so, that we were obliged to station red-shirts at the advanced posts, to prevent the collisions between the Sicilians and the Bourbon troops which would have ensued from the intense hatred of the former for the latter."
- 2 Alternative form of Red Shirt (“member of the UDD”). alt-of, alternative
"A concrete indicator is the rapid growth of the dissenting 'red-shirt' grassroot people who ensured the victory of the Pheu Thai Party over the conservative yellow-shirt group."
Example
More examples"The suspension of hostilities, and the retreat of the Bourbon forces towards the sea, again inspired the people with confidence and daring; so much so, that we were obliged to station red-shirts at the advanced posts, to prevent the collisions between the Sicilians and the Bourbon troops which would have ensued from the intense hatred of the former for the latter."
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