Joseph's-coat

[joh-zuhfs-koht, -suhfs-]

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a cultivated form of Amaranthus tricolor, having headlike clusters of small flowers and blotched and colored leaves.

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An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; named after Joseph ( def. 1 ) and his coat of many colors (Genesis 37:3)

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He does not wear a Joseph's-coat ��Of many colours, smart and gay; ��His suit is Quaker brown and gray, With darker patches at his throat.

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He does not wear a Joseph's-coat Of many colours, smart and gay; His suit is Quaker brown and gray, With darker patches at his throat.

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