I.fem. discolora, in the signif. of II. A.: lana, Prud. στεφ. 10, 302: “serta,” Symm. Laud. in Val. 2, 1 ed. Mai.: “venustas,” Mart. Cap. 4 init.; “and once discoloria vestis,” Petr. 97, 3), adj., of another color, not of the same color (opp. concolor).
I. Lit.
(α).
With dat.: “neutra pars esse debet discolor lanae (shortly before: si palatum atque lingua concolor lanae est),” Col. 7, 3, 2: “(vestis) sumatur fatis discolor alba meis,” Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 8: “aura auri,” Verg. A. 6, 204.—
(β).
Absol., party-colored, of different colors: “habere arculas, ubi discolores sint cerae,” Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 4: signa, * Cic. Verr. 1, 13 fin.: miles (black and white in the game of draughts), Ov. Tr. 2, 477 Jahn; cf. “agmen (in running a race),” id. Am. 3, 2, 78.—
II. Transf.
A. Party-colored, variegated: “aves,” Plin. 10, 2, 2, § 3: “vestis,” Curt. 3, 4, 26: “arma,” Flor. 3, 2, 5 al.—
B. In gen., of various kinds, different, various: matrona meretrici dispar erit atque Discolor, * Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 4: “amnis pelago,” Stat. Th. 9, 338: “rerum discolor usus,” Pers. 5, 52.