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.
V. be variegated &c adj.; variegate, stripe, streak, checker, chequer;
bespeckle†, speckle; besprinkle, sprinkle; stipple, maculate, dot,
bespot†; tattoo, inlay, damascene; embroider, braid, quilt.
Adj. variegated &c 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 &c n.. spotted, spotty;
punctated†, powdered; speckled &c v.; freckled, flea-bitten, studded;
flecked, fleckered†; striated, barred, veined; brinded†, brindled;
tabby; watered; grizzled; listed; embroidered &c v.; daedal†; naevose†,
stipiform†; strigose†, striolate†.
(iii) PERCEPTIONS OF LIGHT