The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lone-Star State \Lone-Star State\ prop. n. Texas; -- a nickname alluding to the single star on its coat of arms, being the device used on its flag and seal when it was a republic. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Lone-Star State n 1: the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico [syn: Texas, Lone-Star State, TX]