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variegation

Roget category 440

3. Words relating to matter
3.3. Organic matter
›› 3.3.2. Sensation

#440. Variegation

noun

variegationcolors, dichroism, trichroismiridescence, play of colors, polychrome, maculation, spottiness, striae.
spectrum, rainbow, iris, tulip, peacock, chameleon, butterfly, tortoise shellmackerel, mackerel skyzebra, leopard, cheetah, nacre, ocelot, ophite, mother-of-pearl, opal, marble.
check, plaid, tartan, patchworkmarquetry-, parquetrymosaic, tesserae, strigaechessboard, checkers, chequersharlequin Joseph's coattricolor.

verb

be variegated etc. adj. — variegate, stripe, streak, checker, chequerbespeckle, specklebesprinkle, sprinklestipple, maculate, dot, bespottattoo, inlay, damasceneembroider, braid, quilt.

adjective

variegated etc. v. — many-colored, many-hueddivers-colored, party-coloreddichromatic, polychromaticbicolor, tricolor, versicolorof all the colors of the rainbow, of all manner of colorskaleidoscopic.
iridescentopaline, opalescentprismatic, nacreous, pearly, shot, gorge de pigeon, chatoyantirisated, pavonine.
pied, piebaldmotleymottled, marbledpepper and salt, paned, dappled, clouded, cymophanous.
mosaic, tesselated, plaidtortoise shell etc. n.. spotted, spottypunctated, powderedspeckled etc. v. — freckled, flea-bitten, studdedflecked, fleckeredstriated, barred, veinedbrinded, brindledtabbywateredgrizzledlistedembroidered etc. v. — daedalnaevose, stipiformstrigose, striolate.
(iii) PERCEPTIONS OF LIGHT

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