pair of colours
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Alternative forms edit
- pair of colors (American English spelling)
Noun edit
pair of colours (plural pairs of colours)
- The commission of an ensign in the infantry or a cornet in the cavalry; an ensigncy or cornetcy. [from 18th c.]
- 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
- [T]he old general assured him of his protection and interest for a pair of colours, if he was disposed to enter into the Dutch Service.
- (British spelling) A national flag and a regimental flag when carried together.