parti-coloured

British  

/ ˈpɑːtɪˌkʌləd /

adjective

1. having different colours in different parts; variegated

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Etymology

Origin of parti-coloured

C16 parti, from (obsolete) party of more than one colour, from Old French: striped, from Latin partīre to divide

Example Sentences

Harder to cope When things got steeper, and a mountain cat With parti-coloured pelt, light on its feet, In a trice was in my face and stayed like that, Barring my way, encouraging retreat.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2013

Gentlemen showed their legs to an equally startling extent Their clothes were parti-coloured.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Dogs barked hoarsely and shrilly according to their kind, ragged clothes fluttered on extemporised lines, or made a parti-coloured patch-work on the grass and on the gorse bushes which grew all along the bank.

From The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

Leaning back in his seat, laying his parti-coloured silk handkerchief across his knee, for the first time he wore an appearance of ease, and he also began to smile.

From A Master of Deception by Marsh, Richard

The tree sparrow has a parti-coloured bill, the upper-half black, the lower yellow with a black tip, while the chippy has an entirely black bill, and the field sparrow a flesh-coloured or pale-red one.

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje