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Variegate   Listen
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Variegate  v. t.  (past & past part. variegated; pres. part. variegating)  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."





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... the people near the borders are less curious in selecting or preparing than the more remote inhabitants, who cannot by commerce procure other clothing. These make choice of particular skins, which they variegate with spots, and strips of the furs of marine animals, [102] the produce of the exterior ocean, and seas to us unknown. [103] The dress of the women does not differ from that of the men; except that they more frequently wear linen, [104] which ...
— The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus • Tacitus


Words linked to "Variegate" :   variegation, diversify, motley, checker, modify, change, vary


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