TRICOLOR

I. adjective Etymology: French ~e three-colored, from Late Latin ~, from Latin tri- + color color Date: 1795 1. having, using, or marked with three colors, having a coat of black, tan, and white, of, relating to, or characteristic of a ~ or a nation whose flag is a ~, II. noun Date: 1797 a flag of three colors arranged in equal horizontal or vertical bands , a ~ animal