varicolored

[vair-i-kuhl-erd]

adjective

Origin of varicolored

First recorded in 1655–65; vari(ous) + colored

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The surface of the river was sprinkled with sail-boats and varicolored canoes.
The Cottage of Delight
Will N. Harben
Many of them were large and varicolored, and left behind them a long train of fire.
Our Day
W. A. Spicer
Their chief beauty is the deep, warm, varicolored stain with which time and the weather have enriched the plaster.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Varicolored ribbons ran round the walls after the manner of bunting and fell in festoons from the beamed ceiling.
The Law of the North (Originally published as Empery)
Samuel Alexander White
His sister at his side offered “the gentlemen” a fine assortment of bows, with varicolored bow-strings.
The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted
Katharine Ellis Barrett

1660s, from Latin varius (see vary) + English colored.