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varicolored

[ vair-i-kuhl-erd ]

/ ˈvɛər ɪˌkʌl ərd /

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adjective

having various colors; variegated; motley: a varicolored print.

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Origin of varicolored

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

Words nearby varicolored

varicoblepharon, varicocele, varicocelectomy, varicography, varicoid, varicolored, varicoloured, varicomphalus, varicophlebitis, varicose, varicose aneurysm

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How to use varicolored in a sentence

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)
Then Beer came tripping in with a pile of varicolored garments which she held up to view.
Ptomaine Street|Carolyn Wells
As an example, an Indian club is created by gluing many varicolored woods around a central core.
Industrial Arts Design|William H. Varnum
Most agates are banded amygdules in which the silica has been laid in varicolored, concentric layers (Fig. 222).
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton

The smooth floor of the room was bare save for a few rugs made of varicolored rags.
Dixie Hart|Will N. Harben