rare. Also 7, 9 -color. [ad. L. versicolor, f. vers-, ppl. stem of vertĕre to turn, change, VERSE v.2 + color COLOUR sb. So F. versicolore.] = next.
1628. Burton, Anat. Mel. (ed. 3), 264. Neate gardens full of exotick, versicoloure, diuersly varied, sweete smelling flowers. Ibid. (1632), (ed. 4), 478. Why doe they … decke themselues with … chaines, girdles, rings,… versicolor ribbands?
[1828–32. Webster, Versicolor,… having various colors; changeable in color.]
