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variegated

/ˈvɛ(ə)ɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/

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What does variegated mean?

adjective

  1. Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.
  2. Very colorful.
  3. Varied, heterogeneous, motley
More meanings (1)

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of variegate

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈvɛ(ə)ɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/

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The black or variegated marble out of which this image is carved has not been found in place in Ohio.
Ignatius DonnellyRagnarok : the Age of Fire and GravelProject Gutenberg ebook #5109
That letter is a juicily dramatic incident and is entitled to all its celebrity, because of the odd and variegated effects which it produced.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
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Around the office, crate manufactory, and paying booth were gathered over a thousand people--a motley and variegated crowd, that the South only can produce.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117
As a rule, the yellow-leaved, spotted-leaved, variegated, and other abnormal “foliage” plants are less hardy and less reliable than the green-leaved or “natural” forms.
L. H. (Liberty Hyde) BaileyManual of Gardening (Second Edition) A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home UseProject Gutenberg ebook #9550
Wherever Chromatistes,—for by that name the most trustworthy authorities concur in calling him,—turned his variegated frame, there he at once excited attention, and attracted respect.
Edwin Abbott AbbottFlatland: A Romance of Many DimensionsProject Gutenberg ebook #97