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Oak Apple Day

Oak Apple Day proper noun: an English public holiday, formerly observed on 29 May but abolished in 1859, commemorating the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660. People wore oak apples or sprigs of oak leaves, in reference to Charles II escaping the Roundhead army by hiding in an oak tree after the Battle of Worcester.

Proper noun

Oak Apple Day

  1. (historical) An English public holiday, formerly observed on 29 May but abolished in 1859, commemorating the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660. People wore oak apples or sprigs of oak leaves, in reference to Charles II escaping the Roundhead army by hiding in an oak tree after the Battle of Worcester.

Synonyms of Oak Apple Day

Questions about Oak Apple Day

What does Oak Apple Day mean?
Oak Apple Day means an English public holiday, formerly observed on 29 May but abolished in 1859, commemorating the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660. People wore oak apples or sprigs of oak leaves, in reference to Charles II escaping the Roundhead army by hiding in an oak tree after the Battle of Worcester.
What part of speech is Oak Apple Day?
Oak Apple Day is a proper noun.

Words near Oak Apple Day in the dictionary

  1. Oahuans
  2. Oail
  3. oak
  4. Oak and Nettle Day
  5. oak apple
  6. Oak Apple Day
  7. oak apples
  8. Oak Bay
  9. Oak Bluffs
  10. Oak Brook
  11. Oak Cliff

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