Meaning of mi-parti | Babel Free
miːˈpɑːtiDefinitions
Vertically divided into distinctly-coloured or patterned halves; party per pale.
historical, not-comparable
Examples
“They are all parted per pale, or (to vſe Scohier's word, mi-partie, that is, parted longwiſe in the midſt, or perpendicularly parted, but yet ſeuerally affected in the partings […]”
“The extreme uncertainty of engraving the horizontal line of division in shields makes it quite reasonable to suppose⟳ the division which we see⟳ in Panwitz to have⟳ been made to look⟳ mi-parti in error.”
“Almost all the indoor servants were given three ells of coloured shortcloth, together with three ells of striped cloth for their suits, which must have⟳ been, therefore, mi-parti.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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