Variegation

Definition

variegated / 'veǝriǝgeÇtÇd / adj ၁။ ေျပာက္ေျပာက္က်ားက်ား။ အေျပာက္အၿပိန္း။ a plant with variegated leaves/ flowers ❍ This specimen is richly variegated in colour. ၂။ အမ်ဳိးမ်ဳိးအဖံုဖံု။ အမ်ဳိးမ်ဳိး။ ေျပာက္ေသာက္။ a variegated assortment of people/ buildings/ opinions. ❏ variegation / veǝriǝ'geÇʃn / n [U] အေျပာက္အၿပိန္း။ ေျပာက္က်ိေျပာက္က်ား။

Examples

1. ‘Sea view: snorkelling swimmers at Australia's Barrier Reef can catch an inspiring glimpse of giant clams
2. sharks and variegated coral.’
3. ‘So knitting with variegated yarns not only requires a certain amount of persistence but also requires an openness to accepting the pooling effect.’
4. ‘I love subtly variegated yarns
5. when knitted up they tend to have a heathery effect.’
6. ‘I am knitting a scarf in a variegated blue-ish green-ish rainbow-ish tone.’
7. ‘The entering daylight streaks her high-waisted silk gown
8. as if invaded by sunset
9. with trails of variegated colours.’
10. ‘The variegated facades of brick
11. painted aluminum
12. and stainless steel are Gehry's own brand of contextual design.’
13. ‘Work began on the cathedral in 1064
14. to be faced in entirely in variegated bands of marble.’
15. ‘The lung specimens from seven patients with IPF had a variegated appearance
16. with alternating zones of Obrosis and intervening patches of normal lung at low magnification.’
17. ‘To create the illusion on Shelburne's mocha ware teapot
18. small particles of dried
19. variegated wedged clay were thoroughly mixed into a larger batch of blue clay.’
20. ‘The walls and the floor were covered with variegated marbles
21. and the roof of cedar wood was covered with lead.’
22. ‘Then in the gloaming I can just make out a series of variegated camouflage sheets
23. the size of lonely single beds
24. strung between the trunks about 2ft off the ground.’
25. ‘It is a beautifully variegated yarn
26. and was very nice to work with.’
27. ‘The frame of the inscribed plaque is also variegated.’
28. ‘Using variegated yarn for the weft automatically creates a delightful striped pattern as the student continues weaving.’
29. ‘Marcia especially likes Japanese maples
30. ornamental grasses
31. and plants with variegated foliage.’
32. ‘Gilded Hawke is a variegated curly ivy with grey-green central colouring and gold margins.’
33. ‘If you select foliage plants with variegated or lighter colored leaves
34. they will prefer brighter light.’
35. ‘Yellow variegated leaves are still quite efficient at using the energy of sunlight to produce sugars.’
36. ‘Plants with fascinating leaf shapes and variegated foliage can turn your shade garden from a drab
37. dark place to an intriguing cool retreat.’
38. ‘The 32 paintings exhibited at the gallery prove how variegated were the thoughts and ideas of the artist.’