parti-color
Two or more hues
Parti-color describes something marked with two or more distinct colors in patches or sections, not blended or gradual.
The term appears most often in descriptions of animals, especially dogs and horses: a parti-color cocker spaniel, The mare's parti-color coat made her easy to spot.
Also spelled parti-colored or particolor.
Masked comic servant character
- motleyVaried, incongruous mixture
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- variegatedMarked with different colors
- jesterRoyal household comedian
checkered · striped · calico · mottled · dappled · bicolor · contrasting · pieced
Spotted equine or legume
- piebaldIrregularly two-colored
- skewbaldPatched coat coloring
- paint horseSpotted American horse breed
- spottedSeen or patterned
dappled · roan · palomino · buckskin · coat pattern · breeding · markings · blanket
Patchy-coated cat type
- tortoiseshellMottled brown-yellow shell material
- brindleStreaky animal coat pattern
- spottedSeen or patterned
- patchedRepaired with covering material
blotched · mottled · tricolor · bicolor · tabby · merle · harlequin · tuxedo
Divided into four sections
- dividedSeparated into portions
- blazonHeraldic shield notation
- fieldArea of specialty
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
coat of arms · escutcheon · barry · bendy · impaled · marshalling · shield · armorial
harlequin
Masked comic servant character
- motleyVaried, incongruous mixture
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- variegatedMarked with different colors
jester · checkered · striped · calico · mottled · dappled · bicolor · contrasting · pieced · segmented
pinto
Spotted equine or legume
- piebaldIrregularly two-colored
- skewbaldPatched coat coloring
- paint horseSpotted American horse breed
spotted · dappled · roan · palomino · buckskin · coat pattern · breeding · markings · blanket · splash
calico
Patchy-coated cat type
- tortoiseshellMottled brown-yellow shell material
- brindleStreaky animal coat pattern
- spottedSeen or patterned
patched · blotched · mottled · tricolor · bicolor · tabby · merle · harlequin · tuxedo · magpie
quartered
Divided into four sections
tincture · coat of arms · escutcheon · barry · bendy · impaled · marshalling · shield · armorial · motley