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parti-coloured
/ ˈpɑːtɪˌkʌləd /
adjective
- having different colours in different parts; variegated
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parti-coloured1
C16 parti, from (obsolete) party of more than one colour, from Old French: striped, from Latin partīre to divide
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Example Sentences
Then came the 'Arrow' cutter of 'Chamberlayne' fame, with the well-known parti-coloured streak.
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Pyetushkov came out of the back room in a parti-coloured smoking-jacket with tucked-up sleeves, and a strainer in his hand.
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On his head was a plaid turban, as parti-coloured as the proverbial coat of the over-dressed Joseph.
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Alluding to the parti-coloured garments worn by the domestic fool of our ancestors.
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Desmond O'Connor, for his part, lived the parti-coloured life of other men, business and pleasure in equal portions.
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