multicolouredmulticoloredadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈkʌləd/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈkələrd/; see also multi- comb. form.

Forms: see multi- comb. form and coloured adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, coloured adj.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + coloured adj. Compare earlier multicolorate adj. and foreign-language parallels cited at that entry, and also slightly earlier multicolour n. Compare earlier diversicoloured adj. at diversi- comb. form , monocoloured adj., septicoloured adj. at septi- comb. form¹ , tricoloured adj., unicoloured adj., varicoloured adj., versicoloured adj.

1. Of many or various colours; many-coloured, variegated.

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the world > matter > colour > variegation > [adjective] > many colours

all-coloured1605

multicolorate1651

polychrome1819

polychromic1825

multicoloured1845

polychromatic1848

thousand-hued1852

polychromed1857

polychromous1880

multicolour1881

polychromatous1889

multiple-colour1899

multi1970

panchromatic1971

1845 H. B. Hirst Poems 65 Butterflies on every floweret wave their multi-coloured wings.

1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 417 Multicoloured streamers of attenuated ribbon.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 465 A rare but striking development of the ring formation is the production of multicoloured concentric circles.

1933 M. Lowry Ultramarine (1974) iv. 131 The multi-coloured chart of mercantile marine flags in the Journal of Commerce flagsheet.

1977 D. Abse Coll. Poems 26 A mosaic of multi-coloured counties.

1989 M. Richler Solomon Gursky Was Here (1990) I. viii. 54 He wore a T-shirt embossed with a multi-colored dawn.

2000 Daily Tel. 10 July 11/6 A multicoloured short jacket in rabbit fur.

2. Bridge. Designating an opening bid of two diamonds used conventionally to indicate one of three or four types of hand, the nature of the hand being clarified in the second round. Cf. multi n.², multi-purpose adj. 2.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [adjective] > system of bidding > types of bidding

pre-emptive1913

takeout1914

shut-out1916

artificial1927

rebiddable1930

strength-showing1930

one-over-one1931

psychic1932

game-forcing1933

redoubled1954

responsive1956

multi-purpose1972

multicoloured1976

multi1977

1976 Bridge Mag. July 30/2 An eccentric multi-coloured two diamond bid gave the ladies trouble.

1977 Guardian 11 June 14/4 Nardin and Lodge love gadgets, and the following deal was a triumph for one of their latest ‘toys’, the Multi-Coloured 2D opening.

1991 G. Thompson Bridge Player's Dict. 71 Multicoloured two diamond opener, a conventional 2♢ opener used to show two or three distinctly different types of hand, including at least one weak and one strong type.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multicoloured
释义	multicolouredmulticoloredadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈkʌləd/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈkələrd/; see also multi- comb. form. Forms: see multi- comb. form and coloured adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, coloured adj. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + coloured adj. Compare earlier multicolorate adj. and foreign-language parallels cited at that entry, and also slightly earlier multicolour n. Compare earlier diversicoloured adj. at diversi- comb. form , monocoloured adj., septicoloured adj. at septi- comb. form¹ , tricoloured adj., unicoloured adj., varicoloured adj., versicoloured adj. 1. Of many or various colours; many-coloured, variegated. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > [adjective] > many colours all-coloured1605 multicolorate1651 polychrome1819 polychromic1825 multicoloured1845 polychromatic1848 thousand-hued1852 polychromed1857 polychromous1880 multicolour1881 polychromatous1889 multiple-colour1899 multi1970 panchromatic1971 1845 H. B. Hirst Poems 65 Butterflies on every floweret wave their multi-coloured wings. 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 417 Multicoloured streamers of attenuated ribbon. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 465 A rare but striking development of the ring formation is the production of multicoloured concentric circles. 1933 M. Lowry Ultramarine (1974) iv. 131 The multi-coloured chart of mercantile marine flags in the Journal of Commerce flagsheet. 1977 D. Abse Coll. Poems 26 A mosaic of multi-coloured counties. 1989 M. Richler Solomon Gursky Was Here (1990) I. viii. 54 He wore a T-shirt embossed with a multi-colored dawn. 2000 Daily Tel. 10 July 11/6 A multicoloured short jacket in rabbit fur. 2. Bridge. Designating an opening bid of two diamonds used conventionally to indicate one of three or four types of hand, the nature of the hand being clarified in the second round. Cf. multi n.², multi-purpose adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [adjective] > system of bidding > types of bidding pre-emptive1913 takeout1914 shut-out1916 artificial1927 rebiddable1930 strength-showing1930 one-over-one1931 psychic1932 game-forcing1933 redoubled1954 responsive1956 multi-purpose1972 multicoloured1976 multi1977 1976 Bridge Mag. July 30/2 An eccentric multi-coloured two diamond bid gave the ladies trouble. 1977 Guardian 11 June 14/4 Nardin and Lodge love gadgets, and the following deal was a triumph for one of their latest ‘toys’, the Multi-Coloured 2D opening. 1991 G. Thompson Bridge Player's Dict. 71 Multicoloured two diamond opener, a conventional 2♢ opener used to show two or three distinctly different types of hand, including at least one weak and one strong type. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1845
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