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motley

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  1. 1. a. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. Hence, a jester, a fool. Source: opted
  6. 6. adj. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. make something more diverse and varied Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. make motley; color with different colors Source: wordnet

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