Old Fuss and Feathers

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Old Fuss and Feathers was the famous nickname of Winfield Scott, a prominent 19th-century U.S. Army general known for his strict discipline and elaborate military bearing.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
appliedDuringRole general in the U.S. Army
appliedTo Winfield Scott
associatedTrait attention to military protocol
ceremonial precision
discipline
formality
bearerBirthYear 1786
bearerDeathYear 1866
bearerFullName Winfield Scott
bearerHighestRank Commanding General of the United States Army
bearerMilitaryBranch United States Army
bearerNationality American
bearerNotableFor development of the Anaconda Plan
early leadership in the American Civil War
service in the Mexican–American War
service in the War of 1812
bearerOccupation military officer
bearerPoliticalActivity Whig Party presidential candidate in 1852
bearerRank general
category American military nicknames
Nicknames of military personnel
countryOfUse United States
describes Winfield Scott
eraOfBearerActivity American Civil War era
Antebellum period
early United States republic
hasConnotation elaborate military bearing
strict discipline
hasCulturalRole historical military sobriquet
hasGenderAssociation male
hasNotableBearer Winfield Scott
language English
notableFor association with a prominent 19th-century U.S. Army general
refersTo Winfield Scott
timePeriodOfProminence 19th century
usedAs sobriquet
usedBy American soldiers
contemporaries of Winfield Scott
usedFor Winfield Scott
usedInContext U.S. Army

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Winfield Scott
nickname

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