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
Example Sentences
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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
All hail! thou lovely month of May, With parti-coloured flowers gay!
From Buzz a Buzz or The Bees by Wilhelm Busch
How glorious is the parti-coloured girdle which, on an April morning or September evening, is cast o’er mountain, tower, and town, or even mirrored in the ocean’s depths!
From Meteorology or Weather Explained by J. G. M'Pherson
He was clad in a parti-coloured costume, which was crowned by an exaggerated head of Mephisto.
From The Mardi Gras Mystery by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
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