Haig

[ heyg ]

noun

1. Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.

Haig

/ heɪɡ /

noun

1. HaigDouglas, 1st Earl Haig18611928MBritishMILITARY: general Douglas, 1st Earl Haig. 1861–1928, British field marshal; commander in chief of the British forces in France and Flanders (1915–18)

Example Sentences

In 1926 in Scotland, Lady Haig opened Lady Haig's Poppy Factory, employing former veterans to make the flowers out of tissue.

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The poppies made at the Lady Haig poppy factory are distributed across the country.

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In 1928 Lady Haig decided the Edinburgh factory should expand into hand-crafted goods, including stuffed toys and jigsaw puzzles.

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Poppies sold in Scotland are made at Lady Haig's poppy factory in Edinburgh.

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When it was founded back in 1926, it introduced a different style of poppy - designed by Lady Haig - and has stuck to it ever since.

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