varicolored

[vair-i-kuhl-erd] Origin

var·i·col·ored

[vair-i-kuhl-erd]
adjective
having various colors; variegated; motley: a varicolored print.

Origin:
1655–65; vari(ous) + colored
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Varicolored is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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varicoloured or (US) varicolored (ˈvɛərɪˌkʌləd)
 
adj
having many colours; variegated; motley
 
varicolored or (US) varicolored
 
adj

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varicolored
1665, from L. varius (see vary) + Eng. colored (see color).
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