/truy"kul'euhr/ ; esp. Brit. /trik"euh leuhr/ , adj.
1. Also, tricolored; esp. Brit., tricoloured . having three colors.
n.
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.
Also, esp. Brit., tricolour .
[ 1780-90; tricolor, equiv. to tri- TRI- + -color colored; see COLOR ]