pol|y|chrome

pol|y|chrome
pol|y|chrome «POL ee krohm», adjective, noun, verb, -chromed, -chrom|ing.
–adj.
having many or various colors; decorated or executed in many colors.
–n.
1. a work of art in several colors, such as a colored statue.
2. a combination of many colors.
–v.t.
to decorate in several colors; paint by using polychromy: »

to polychrome statuary.

[< French polychrome < Greek polýchrōmos < polýs many + chrôma, -atos color]

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