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
They have for the most part been constructed in parti-coloured marbles on some portion of the floor of the church.
From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various
Harlequin does not more scrupulously 393 adhere to his parti-coloured suit, than do the republicans of Paris to their burlesque costume.
From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton
A parti-coloured ball lay under the cot where the baby slept.
From A Crooked Mile by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
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