tricolor

[ trahy-kuhl-er; especially British trik-uh-ler ]

adjective

1. Also tricolored; especially British, tricoloured. having three colors.

noun

1. a flag having three colors.
2. the national flag of France, adopted during the French Revolution, consisting of vertical bands of blue, white, and red.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tricolor¹

1780–90; < Late Latin tricolor, equivalent to tri- tri- + -color colored; color

Example Sentences

Thom Browne, known for his tricolor stripes and short-suits, will soon launch a diffusion collection called Thom Grey.

From The Daily Beast

We are drawing near the chateau, and you might as well wear a cockade tricolor as let them hear that.

From Project Gutenberg

On leaving the church, some young people put on tricolor cockades, and this badge was soon common in the streets.

From Project Gutenberg

No doubt the apparition in the bay of a force flying the tricolor and the union-jack frightened the people.

From Project Gutenberg

At that moment also, a flag—the Tricolor—fluttered upon the staff at Valmond's window.

From Project Gutenberg

He doffed his hat to her, then to the Tricolor, which Lagroin had fastened on a tall staff before the house.

From Project Gutenberg