parti-coloured
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of parti-coloured
C16 parti, from (obsolete) party of more than one colour, from Old French: striped, from Latin partīre to divide
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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
The general colour is black, but there are often white markings on the under surface; and the flippers may be entirely white, or parti-coloured like the body.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
In parti-coloured dogs, the colours should be evenly distributed on the body.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Mrs. Leslie Williams
When the focusing-screen is removed, the rays form a confused patch of parti-coloured light on a white screen F, placed some four feet off the camera.
From Colour Measurement and Mixture by W. de W. Abney
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