polychrome

[ pol-ee-krohm ]
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adjective
  1. being of many or various colors.

  2. decorated or executed in many colors, as a statue, vase, or mural.

verb (used with object),pol·y·chromed, pol·y·chrom·ing.
  1. to paint in many or various colors.

noun
  1. a polychrome object or work.

Origin of polychrome

1
1795–1805; earlier polychrom<German <Greek polýchrōmos many-colored. See poly-, -chrome

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How to use polychrome in a sentence

  • The tin men and the Scarecrow never eat anything and polychrome feasts only on dewdrops.

    The Tin Woodman of Oz | L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for polychrome

polychrome

/ (ˈpɒlɪˌkrəʊm) /


adjective
  1. having various or changing colours; polychromatic

  2. made with or decorated in various colours

noun
  1. a work of art or artefact in many colours

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