VA'RIEGATE, verb transitive [Latin vario, varius. See Vary.] To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; 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. Ladies like variegated tulips show.
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