tricolor

[trahy-kuhl-er; especially Brit. trik-uh-ler] Origin

tri·col·or

[trahy-kuhl-er; especially Brit. trik-uh-ler]
adjective
1.
Also, tri·col·ored; especially British, tri·col·oured. having three colors.
noun
2.
a flag having three colors.
3.
the national flag of France, adopted during the French revolution, consisting of vertical bands of blue, white, and red.

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Tricolor is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Also, especially British, tri·col·our.


Origin:
1780–90; < Late Latin tricolor, equivalent to tri- tri- + -color colored; see color
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tricolour or (US) tricolor (ˈtrɪkələ, ˈtraɪˌkʌlə, ˈtrɪkələ, ˈtraɪˌkʌlə)
 
adj
1.  having or involving three colours
 
n
2.  (often capital) the French national flag, having three equal vertical stripes in blue, white, and red
3.  any flag, badge, ribbon, etc, with three colours
 
tricolor or (US) tricolor
 
adj
 
n

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tricolor
1798, "flag having three colors," especially the emblem of France adopted during the Revolution, from Fr. tricolore, in drapeau tricolore "three-colored flag." The arrangement of colors on the Fr. flag dates from 1794.
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