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Word: guerry (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...later John Paul Jones flew a banner of red, white and blue stripes-possibly influenced by the French, who were paying the expenses of Jones's fleet. And, as if to punctuate history's confusion, a contemporary view of the battle between the Constitution and the Guerriére in 1812 shows everything flying-the Stars and Stripes, the Stars alone, and the old Puritan Stripes of Rebellion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STRIPES 6 STARS OF REBELLION | 6/20/1955 | See Source »

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