VARICOLOURED definition: having many colours; variegated ; motley | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

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varicoloured is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin varius, coloured adj.

varicoloured - having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"

The meaning of VARICOLORED is having various colors : variegated; also : of various colors. How to use varicolored in a sentence.

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Varicoloured refers to exhibiting different colors or variously colored, often in streaks, patches or in a motley arrangement. It's usually used to describe items like textiles, artwork, stones or anything that involves multiple or changing colors. vā′ri-kul-urd, adj. diversified in colour.—Also Varicol′orous. [L. varius, various, color, colour.]

Having a variety of colors; variegated or motley. The Fisherman looked into the water and was much astonished to see therein vari-coloured fishes, white and red, blue and yellow; however he cast his net and, hauling it in, saw that he had netted four fishes, one of each colour.

varicoloured, US varicolored / ˈvɛərɪˌkʌləd / adj. having many colours; variegated; motley '