particolored
Patchwork in coloration
Particolored means having patches or sections of different colors: a particolored cat, particolored autumn leaves.
The word suggests distinct areas of contrasting hues rather than a gradual blend.
Also spelled parti-colored.
The variant piebald applies specifically to animals, especially horses.
Marked with spots
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- speckledDotted with small marks
- fleckedSpotted with small marks
- blotchedMarked with irregular spots
stippled · pied · pinto · calico · brindled · freckled · maculate · spotted
Varied, incongruous mixture
- jesterRoyal household comedian
- checkeredPatterned in squares
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- commediaItalian masked theatrical tradition
fool · pantomime · masquerade · carnival · theatrical · festive · clownish · columbine
Refracted light arc
- prismaticLight-dispersing, multicolored
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- opalescentShowing milky iridescence
- pearlescentShowing soft iridescence
shimmering · lustrous · nacreous · holographic · changeable · shot · moiré · taffeta
Stuffed, stitched bed covering
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- tessellatedCovered in fitted shapes
- piecedJoined from fragments
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
assemblage · hodgepodge · medley · melange · jumbled · composite · mismatched · chequered
dappled
Marked with spots
blotched · stippled · pied · pinto · calico · brindled · freckled · maculate · spotted · patched
motley
Varied, incongruous mixture
commedia · fool · pantomime · masquerade · carnival · theatrical · festive · clownish · columbine · whimsical
rainbow
Refracted light arc
- prismaticLight-dispersing, multicolored
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- opalescentShowing milky iridescence
pearlescent · shimmering · lustrous · nacreous · holographic · changeable · shot · moiré · taffeta · polychromatic
quilt
Stuffed, stitched bed covering
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- tessellatedCovered in fitted shapes
- piecedJoined from fragments
collage · assemblage · hodgepodge · medley · melange · jumbled · composite · mismatched · chequered · interlaced
butterfly
Winged insect from caterpillar
finch · koi · coral · tulip · pansy · orchid · chameleon · mandrill · pheasant · hummingbird
particoloredmonochrome
Single-color rendering
monochromatic · unicolored · uniform · uncolored · uncoloured
particoloredplain
Basic and unremarkable
unpatterned · unmarked · featureless · blank · homogeneous
color, part, colored, colorless, multicolored, variegated, coloration, piebald, bicolored