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motley

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  Wearing  motley  or  party-colored  clothing.  See  {Motley}, 
  n.,  1.  ``A  motley  fool.''  --Shak. 
 
  3.  Composed  of  different  or  various  parts  heterogeneously 
  made  or  mixed  up  discordantly  composite;  as  motley 
  style.  --Byron. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  Hence  a  jester,  a  fool.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  {Man  of  motley},  a  fool.  [Obs.]  --Beau.  &  Fl 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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:  {multicolor},  {culticolour},  {multicolored}, 
  {multicoloured},  {painted},  {particolored},  {particoloured}, 
  {piebald},  {pied},  {varicolored},  {varicoloured}] 
  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"  [syn:  {assortment},  {mixture},  {miscellany}, 
  {miscellanea},  {variety},  {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}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Motley,  MN  (city,  FIPS  44422) 
  Location:  46.33566  N,  94.64325  W 
  Population  (1990):  441  (219  housing  units) 
  Area:  3.2  sq  km  (land),  0.2  sq  km  (water)




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