varicolored

[ vair-i-kuhl-erd ]

adjective

1. having various colors; variegated; motley:

   a varicolored print.

Word History and Origins

Origin of varicolored¹

First recorded in 1655–65; vari(ous) + colored

Example Sentences

Their chief beauty is the deep, warm, varicolored stain with which time and the weather have enriched the plaster.

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Then Beer came tripping in with a pile of varicolored garments which she held up to view.

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As an example, an Indian club is created by gluing many varicolored woods around a central core.

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Most agates are banded amygdules in which the silica has been laid in varicolored, concentric layers (Fig. 222).

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The smooth floor of the room was bare save for a few rugs made of varicolored rags.

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