Esp. of a fabric, as silk, taffeta, etc.: that changes colour or tint when viewed from a different angle or in a different light; shot (shot, adj.…

Changing.

Of colours: Changing, iridescent. Obsolete. rare.

Esp. of fabric: that changes colour or tint when viewed from a different angle or in a different light. Also: of or relating to fabric of this…

That undergoes change or alteration; varying, inconstant. Also: that changes colour when viewed from a different angle or in a different light (cf…

Resembling the neck or tail of a peacock in colouring or iridescence.

Changing or varying in colour; iridescent; also, of various colours, variegated.

Resembling pearl in appearance; pearly, nacreous.

Displaying colours like those of the rainbow, or those reflected from soap-bubbles and the like; glittering or flashing with colours which change…

Characterized by an iridescent tarnish (cf. pavonine, adj. 1).

Having a changeable, undulating, or floating lustre, like that of a cat's eye in the dark.

Pearly or iridescent like nacre.

Of a colour, etc.: Changeable, variable, resembling that of ‘shot silk’.

= versicoloured, adj.

= nacreous, adj.

= versicolorate, adj.

Rainbow-like; iridescent.

= perlaceous, adj.

= nacreous, adj. 1.

= nacreous, adj.

That plays (in various senses of the verb).

iridescent.

That has a shimmering, iridescent appearance, reflecting rainbow colours which seem to change when viewed from a different angle or in a different…