TRICOLOR

trichromatic, trichrome, tricolor

(adjective) having or involving three colors; “trichromatic vision”; “a trichromatic printing process”; “trichromatic staining is the staining of tissue samples differentially in three colors”; “tricolor plumage”; “a tricolor process in photography”

tricolor, tricolour

(noun) a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tricolor (not comparable)

(American spelling) Having three colors.

Noun

tricolor (plural tricolors)

(American spelling) Alternative form of tricolour

Etymology

Proper noun

Tricolor

the French flag

the Irish flag

the Italian flag

Source: Wiktionary


Tri"col`or, n. Etym: [F. tricolore, drapeau tricolore a tricolored flag, fr. tricolore three-colored; tri (see Tri-) + L. color color.] [Written also tricolour.]

1. The national French banner, of three colors, blue, white, and red, adopted at the first revolution.

2. Hence, any three-colored flag.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

25 June 2025

DETENTION

(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.

coffee icon