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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.
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2. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See
Motley,
n., 1.
“A motley fool.” --Shak.
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3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously
made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley
style. --Byron.
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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.
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2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Man of motley, a fool. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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