Variegation
Nouns
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variegation
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colors, dichroism, trichroism
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iridescence, play of colors, polychrome, maculation, spottiness, striae. spectrum, rainbow, iris, tulip, peacock, chameleon, butterfly, tortoise shell
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mackerel, mackerel sky
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zebra, leopard, cheetah, nacre, ocelot, ophite, mother-of-pearl, opal, marble. check, plaid, tartan, patchwork
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marquetry-, parquetry
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mosaic, tesserae, strigae
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chessboard, checkers, chequers
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harlequin
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Joseph's coat
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tricolor.
Verbs
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be variegated etc. adj.
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variegate, stripe, streak, checker, chequer
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bespeckle, speckle
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besprinkle, sprinkle
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stipple, maculate, dot, bespot
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tattoo, inlay, damascene
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embroider, braid, quilt.
Adjectives
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variegated etc. v.
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many-colored, many-hued
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divers-colored, party-colored
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dichromatic, polychromatic
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bicolor, tricolor, versicolor
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of all the colors of the rainbow, of all manner of colors
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kaleidoscopic. iridescent
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opaline, opalescent
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prismatic, nacreous, pearly, shot, gorge de pigeon, chatoyant
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irisated, pavonine. pied, piebald
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motley
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mottled, marbled
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pepper and salt, paned, dappled, clouded, cymophanous. mosaic, tesselated, plaid
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tortoise shell etc. n.. spotted, spotty
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punctated, powdered
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speckled etc. v.
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freckled, flea-bitten, studded
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flecked, fleckered
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striated, barred, veined
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brinded, brindled
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tabby
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watered
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grizzled
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listed
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embroidered etc. v.
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daedal
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naevose, stipiform
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strigose, striolate.