[tri.col.or] adj [F tricolore three-colored, fr. LL tricolor, fr. L tri- + color color] (1795) 1 a or tri.col.ored : having, using, or marked with three colors b of a dog: having a coat of black, tan, and white
2: of, relating to, or characteristic of a tricolor or a nation whose flag is a tricolor; esp: french
[2]tricolor n (1797) 1: a flag of three colors arranged in equal horizontal or vertical bands "the French ~"
2: a tricolor animal; esp: a tricolor dog