1. Adjective
Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.
2. Adjective
Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1.
3. Noun
Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.
4. Noun
A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
5. Noun
Hence, a jester, a fool.
6. Noun
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
7. Verb
make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
8. Noun
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
Vocabulary classified under Art and design
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