Polychrome
[pol-ee-krohm] /ˈpɒl iˌkroʊm/
adjective
1.
being of many or various colors.
2.
decorated or executed in many colors, as a statue, vase, or mural.
verb (used with object), polychromed, polychroming.
3.
to paint in many or various colors.
noun
4.
a polychrome object or work.
/ˈpɒlɪˌkrəʊm/
adjective
1.
having various or changing colours; polychromatic
2.
made with or decorated in various colours
noun
3.
a work of art or artefact in many colours
adj.
“having many colors,” 1816, from French polychrome, from Latinized form of Greek polykhromos “many-colored” (see poly- + chrome). As a noun from 1800. Related: Polychromic; polychromatic; polychromate.
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