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parti-coloured

British

/ ˈpɑːtɪˌkʌləd /

adjective

having different colours in different parts; variegated

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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

These, about a dozen in number, 31⁄2 by 21⁄2 inches, consisted of reproductions of prints of figures with parti-coloured draperies.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by Werge, John

He was clad in a parti-coloured costume, which was crowned by an exaggerated head of Mephisto.

From The Mardi Gras Mystery by Bedford-Jones, H. (Henry)

The justice of Hermannsburg had two staves, one all white, and one parti-coloured.

From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan

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