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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: motley (0.03314 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to motley.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: motley pancaragam
English → English (WordNet) Definition: motley motley n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; “a great assortment of cars was on display”; “he had a variety of disorders”; “a veritable smorgasbord of religions” [syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri] 2: a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) 3: a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England v 1: make something more diverse and varied; “Vary the menu” [syn: vary, variegate] 2: make motley; color with different colors [syn: parti-color] motley adj 1: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); “an arrangement of assorted spring flowers”; “assorted sizes”; “miscellaneous accessories”; “a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music”; “a motley crew”; “sundry sciences commonly known as social”- I.A.Richards [syn: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry(a)] 2: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; “a jester dressed in motley”; “the painted desert”; “a particolored dress”; “a piebald horse”; “pied daisies” [syn: calico, multicolor, multicolour, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Motley Motley \Mot"ley\, a. [OE. mottelee, motle; cf. OF. mattel['e] clotted, curdled, OF, ciel mattonn['e] a mottled sky, mate, maton, curdled milk, Prov. G. matte curd. Cf. Mottle.] 1. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat. [1913 Webster] 2. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1. “A motley fool.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style. --Byron. [1913 Webster] Motley \Mot"ley\, n. 1. A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool. --Chaucer. “Motley 's the only wear.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Man of motley, a fool. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

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