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motley
adjective(mot-ley)having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
Synonyms: calico, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured,
Examples:
A jester dressed in motley.
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verb(mot-ley)make motley; color with different colors
Synonyms: parti-color,
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noun(mot-ley)a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety,
motley
adjective(mot-ley)consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
Examples:
A motley crew.
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noun(mot-ley)a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
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noun(mot-ley)a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England