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Variegate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors.

2. The shells are filled with a white spar, which variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone.

3. Ladies like variegated tulips show.

Variegate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors.

Variegated [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Diversified in colors or external appearance. variegated leaves, in botany, are such as are irregularly marked with white or yellow spots.

Variegated [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Having marks or patches of different colors; as, variegated leaves, or flowers.

Variegated [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913