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regimental color

noun
variants: or less commonly regimental flag or regimental standard

Definition of regimental color

: a flag, ensign, or pennant usually bearing symbols associated with the regiment by which it is carried as a mark of identification for many years … state flags continued to be carried as regimental colors— Leslie Thomas

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