Quincolor

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having five colors. not-comparable, rare

    "QUINCOLOR FLAG OF CHINA RAISED / It Flies Only Two or Three Minutes Over the Legation in Washington. / The red, white, blue, green and yellow flag of the new Chinese republic was raised over the legation in this city for the first time yesterday, the Chinese new year, according to the old calendar, but owing to the omission of some formality it remained aloft only two or three minutes."

Example

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"QUINCOLOR FLAG OF CHINA RAISED / It Flies Only Two or Three Minutes Over the Legation in Washington. / The red, white, blue, green and yellow flag of the new Chinese republic was raised over the legation in this city for the first time yesterday, the Chinese new year, according to the old calendar, but owing to the omission of some formality it remained aloft only two or three minutes."

Etymology

From quin- + color.

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