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

particle beam weapon, particle board, particle physics, particle separation, particle velocity, parti-colored, parti-coloured, particular, particular affirmative, particular average, particularism

Example sentences from the Web for parti-colored

He was fond of brilliant and parti-colored clothes, a taste which survives in the Highlander's costume.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66|John Lothrop Motley
She indicated a litter of brilliant paper and parti-colored ribbon bindings on the floor about her.
Ladies and Gentlemen |Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
The shells of these eggs are pear-shaped, parti-colored, and very thick.
In the Footprints of the Padres|Charles Warren Stoddard
She grimly ignored the parti-colored hair as she did the natural exuberance of her grandson's spirit.
Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures|Alice Emerson

Nevertheless, among the mass of pale blue tam-o'-shanters, her parti-colored one was very prominent.
Ruth Fielding At College|Alice B. Emerson