king's color

American  

noun

1. a white ceremonial ensign with a royal cipher, flown on special occasions by the British Royal Navy.

2. the union jack as an emblem on the regimental colors of a British military unit.

3. king's colors, a pair of silk flags with the British royal cipher, announcing the monarch's presence.

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Example Sentences

This year the “Color” was the King’s Color of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.

From Seattle Times

But Rondeau, who had nearly quit broadcasting the year before to open a fly-fishing store with his dad in Arizona, was thrilled with his gig as Bruce King’s color man.

From Seattle Times

Some wore yellow, the king's color, and others donned pink, a color they believe will bring the king an improvement in his health.

From Reuters

Most still express steadfast loyalty to the king, the world's longest-serving monarch, but his throne is seen as entwined with the political forces that removed Thaksin, especially ultra-nationalists who wear the king's color of yellow at protests.

From Reuters

Some analysts say some hawkish Thai generals and their ultra-nationalist allies, who wear the Thai king's color of yellow at protests, may be trying to create a pretext to stage a coup and cancel elections expected by July.

From Reuters