Variegating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Variegate \Va"ri*e*gate\, 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.
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           The shells are filled with a white spar, which
           variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone.
                                                    --Woodward.
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