varicolored

American  

[vair-i-kuhl-erd] / ˈvɛər ɪˌkʌl ərd /

adjective

1. having various colors; variegated; motley.

   a varicolored print.

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Etymology

Origin of varicolored

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

Example Sentences

“Hip-hop is a culture,” proclaimed De La Soul emcee Posdnuos during the alt-rap forefathers’ varicolored opening set.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

The costume designer who earlier this year brought the tribes of Wakanda to varicolored life in Black Panther has returned to a decade she knows well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2018

The varicolored mountain, with sediment created from mineral deposits over millions of years, was discovered only about five years ago, locals say.

From New York Times • May 3, 2018

When I left prison on July 28, I wore a jacket I made of hand-stitched, varicolored leather scraps over six months.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2016

You could see the streets tilting skyward and the houses scattered over them like varicolored beads, and the brightest cluster of beads was the Tang people s town.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep