v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Variegated p. pr. & vb. n. Variegating. ] [ L. variegatus, p. p. of variegare to variegate; varius various + agere to move, make. See Various, and Agent. ] To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

The shells are filled with a white spar, which variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having marks or patches of different colors; as, variegated leaves, or flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ladies like variegated tulips show. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of variegating or diversifying, or the state of being diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors. [ 1913 Webster ]