variegation
/vɛːrɪəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/
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American sound/vɛːrɪəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/
vɛːrɪəˈɡeɪʃən
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vɛːrɪə - ˈɡeɪʃən -> variegation
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variegated / 'veǝriǝgeÇtÇd / adj
၁။ ပြောက်ပြောက်ကျားကျား။ အပြောက်အပြိန်း။ a plant with variegated leaves/ flowers ❍ This specimen is richly variegated in colour.
၂။ အမျိုးမျိုးအဖုံဖုံ။ အမျိုးမျိုး။ ပြောက်သောက်။ a variegated assortment of people/ buildings/ opinions.
❏ variegation / veǝriǝ'geÇʃn / n [U] အပြောက်အပြိန်း။ ပြောက်ကျိပြောက်ကျား။
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- ‘Sea view: snorkelling swimmers at Australia's Barrier Reef can catch an inspiring glimpse of giant clams, sharks and variegated coral.’
- ‘So knitting with variegated yarns not only requires a certain amount of persistence but also requires an openness to accepting the pooling effect.’
- ‘I love subtly variegated yarns, when knitted up they tend to have a heathery effect.’
- ‘I am knitting a scarf in a variegated blue-ish green-ish rainbow-ish tone.’
- ‘The entering daylight streaks her high-waisted silk gown, as if invaded by sunset, with trails of variegated colours.’
- ‘The variegated facades of brick, painted aluminum, and stainless steel are Gehry's own brand of contextual design.’
- ‘Work began on the cathedral in 1064, to be faced in entirely in variegated bands of marble.’
- ‘The lung specimens from seven patients with IPF had a variegated appearance, with alternating zones of Obrosis and intervening patches of normal lung at low magnification.’
- ‘To create the illusion on Shelburne's mocha ware teapot, small particles of dried, variegated wedged clay were thoroughly mixed into a larger batch of blue clay.’
- ‘The walls and the floor were covered with variegated marbles, and the roof of cedar wood was covered with lead.’
- ‘Then in the gloaming I can just make out a series of variegated camouflage sheets, the size of lonely single beds, strung between the trunks about 2ft off the ground.’
- ‘It is a beautifully variegated yarn, and was very nice to work with.’
- ‘The frame of the inscribed plaque is also variegated.’
- ‘Using variegated yarn for the weft automatically creates a delightful striped pattern as the student continues weaving.’
- ‘Marcia especially likes Japanese maples, ornamental grasses, and plants with variegated foliage.’
- ‘Gilded Hawke is a variegated curly ivy with grey-green central colouring and gold margins.’
- ‘If you select foliage plants with variegated or lighter colored leaves, they will prefer brighter light.’
- ‘Yellow variegated leaves are still quite efficient at using the energy of sunlight to produce sugars.’
- ‘Plants with fascinating leaf shapes and variegated foliage can turn your shade garden from a drab, dark place to an intriguing cool retreat.’
- ‘The 32 paintings exhibited at the gallery prove how variegated were the thoughts and ideas of the artist.’
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