Category:Variegate

Va"ri*e*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Variegated; p. pr. & vb. n. Variegating.] Etym: [l. variegatus, p. p. of variegare to variegate; Varius various + agere to move, make. See various, and agent.]

Defn: to diversify in external appearance; to mark with different Colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of Different colors. The shells are filled with a white spar, which variegates and adds to The beauty of the stone. Woodward.