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parti-colored

or par·ty-col·ored

[ pahr-tee-kuhl-erd ]

/ ˈpɑr tiˌkʌl ərd /

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adjective

having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.

Origin of parti-colored

1525–35; parti variegated < Middle French ≪ Latin partītus divided, past participle of partīre to part. See party

Words nearby parti-colored

parthian, parthian shot, parti, parti pris, parti québécois, parti-colored, parti-coloured, partial, partial agglutinin, partial antigen, partial denture

Example sentences from the Web for particolored

The large dining room—a stall, manger, as a friend of mine called it—is filled with small tables covered with particolored cloths.

The Civil War in America |William Howard Russell
He was dressed in a dark cerise tunic with particolored hose and forest-green boots with pointed toes.

The Saracen: Land of the Infidel |Robert Shea
Particolored: partly of one, partly of another color: divided into two or more color fields.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith
"I'll give it honestly," was all Rose had time to say before Charlie swept her away into the particolored cloud before them.

Rose in Bloom |Louisa May Alcott

Two endless streams of people moved, particolored, in opposite directions along the narrow street.

Narcissus |Evelyn Scott