tricolor

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

adjective

noun

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

Origin of tricolor

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

Thom Browne, known for his tricolor stripes and short-suits, will soon launch a diffusion collection called Thom Grey.
Mary-Kate Olsen Moves In; 20,000 Pairs of Fake Louboutins Seized | The Daily Beast | August 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
We are drawing near the chateau, and you might as well wear a cockade tricolor as let them hear that.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 | Various
On leaving the church, some young people put on tricolor cockades, and this badge was soon common in the streets.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
No doubt the apparition in the bay of a force flying the tricolor and the union-jack frightened the people.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell
At that moment also, a flag—the tricolor—fluttered upon the staff at Valmond's window.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert Parker

He doffed his hat to her, then to the tricolor, which Lagroin had fastened on a tall staff before the house.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert Parker

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