parti-color

adjective

par·ti-col·or ˈpär-tē-ˌkə-lər

variants or parti-colored

ˈpär-tē-ˌkə-lərd

: showing different colors or tints

especially : having a predominant color broken by patches of one or more other colors

a parti-color cocker spaniel

parti-color noun

Etymology

obsolete English party parti-color, from Middle English parti, from Anglo-French, of two colors, from past participle of partir to divide

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of parti-color was in 1530

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Style

“Parti-color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parti-color. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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