tortoise shell
adjective
Roget 440:
variegated
etc.
v.;
many-colored,
many-hued;
divers-colored,
party-colored;
dichromatic,
polychromatic;
bicolor†,
tricolor,
versicolor†;
of all the colors of the rainbow,
of all manner of colors;
kaleidoscopic.
iridescent;
opaline†,
opalescent;
prismatic,
nacreous,
pearly,
shot,
gorge de pigeon,
chatoyant†;
irisated†,
pavonine†.
pied,
piebald;
motley;
mottled,
marbled;
pepper and salt,
paned,
dappled,
clouded,
cymophanous†.
mosaic,
tesselated,
plaid;
tortoise shell
etc.
n..
spotted,
spotty;
punctated†,
powdered;
speckled
etc.
v.;
freckled,
flea-bitten,
studded;
flecked,
fleckered†;
striated,
barred,
veined;
brinded†,
brindled;
tabby;
watered;
grizzled;
listed;
embroidered
etc.
v.;
daedal†;
naevose†,
stipiform†;
strigose†,
striolate†.
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noun
Roget 440:
variegation;
colors,
dichroism,
trichroism;
iridescence,
play of colors,
polychrome,
maculation,
spottiness,
striae.
spectrum,
rainbow,
iris,
tulip,
peacock,
chameleon,
butterfly,
tortoise shell;
mackerel,
mackerel sky;
zebra,
leopard,
cheetah,
nacre,
ocelot,
ophite†,
mother-of-pearl,
opal,
marble.
check,
plaid,
tartan,
patchwork;
marquetry-,
parquetry;
mosaic,
tesserae†,
strigae†;
chessboard,
checkers,
chequers;
harlequin;
Joseph's coat;
tricolor.
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