parti-coloured
party-coloured
adjective
having different colours in different parts; variegated
Word Origin for 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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Examples from the Web for parti-coloured
Historical Examples of parti-coloured
The only Insignia are the Badge and the Ribbon parti-coloured of red and blue.
The Handbook to English HeraldryCharles Boutell
Bartsch interprets the name as vair fils, 'parti-coloured son.'
Parzival (vol. 1 of 2)Wolfram von Eschenback
Parti-coloured specimen, the only one out of the whole brood.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)August Weismann
At the back of the alcove a cap of parti-coloured red and yellow was nailed to the wall.
The SerfGuy Thorne
In the front row of the spectators sat a man with a parti-coloured tie.
The White FeatherP. G. Wodehouse