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varicolored

American  
[vair-i-kuhl-erd] / ˈvɛər ɪˌkʌl ərd /

adjective

  1. having various colors; variegated; motley.

    a varicolored print.


Etymology

Origin of varicolored

First recorded in 1655–65; vari(ous) + colored

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“Hip-hop is a culture,” proclaimed De La Soul emcee Posdnuos during the alt-rap forefathers’ varicolored opening set.

From Seattle Times Oct. 19, 2023

The costume designer who earlier this year brought the tribes of Wakanda to varicolored life in Black Panther has returned to a decade she knows well.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 1, 2018

Populated by her varicolored chickens, it draws on her observations about their diversity and intelligence.

From New York Times May 10, 2018

When I left prison on July 28, I wore a jacket I made of hand-stitched, varicolored leather scraps over six months.

From Washington Post Jun. 17, 2016

You could see the streets tilting skyward and the houses scattered over them like varicolored beads, and the brightest cluster of beads was the Tang people s town.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

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