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motley Definition
(n)
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
"
(n)
a
garment
made
of
motley
(
especially
a
court
jester
''
s
costume
)
(n)
a
multicolored
woolen
fabric
woven
of
mixed
threads
in
14th
to
17th
century
England
(s)
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
"; "
(s)
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
"
(v)
make
something
more
diverse
and
varied
; "
Vary
the
menu
"
(v)
make
motley
;
color
with
different
colors
motley Synonyms
assorted
assortment
calico
miscellanea
miscellaneous
miscellany
mixed
mixed bag
mixture
motley
multicolor
multicolored
multicolour
multicoloured
painted
parti-color
particolored
particoloured
piebald
pied
potpourri
salmagundi
smorgasbord
sundry(a)
varicolored
varicoloured
variegate
variety
vary
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