parti-coloured

/ ˈpɑːtɪˌkʌləd /

adjective

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

Then came the 'Arrow' cutter of 'Chamberlayne' fame, with the well-known parti-coloured streak.

Pyetushkov came out of the back room in a parti-coloured smoking-jacket with tucked-up sleeves, and a strainer in his hand.

On his head was a plaid turban, as parti-coloured as the proverbial coat of the over-dressed Joseph.

Alluding to the parti-coloured garments worn by the domestic fool of our ancestors.

Desmond O'Connor, for his part, lived the parti-coloured life of other men, business and pleasure in equal portions.

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