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polychromed en · ADJ

Etymology

Past participle of polychrome (verb).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Strikingly multicolored, as if by polychromy.
    • He designed several remarkable buildings in and around Vienna, like the factory for the Zacherl family’s insecticide business, a striking polychromed brick building with pointed arches, minarets and a dome, explicitly Islamic in style. 2007 July 8, Christopher Gray, “Beyond Decay, a Fantastical Three-Story Concoction”, in New York Times:

Synonyms

polychromatic · motley · multicolored