motley

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A jester's multicoloured clothes
An incongruous mixture
Having many colours; variegated
Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity; heterogeneous
composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements
{s} mixed; of great variety; varied in color; made of different colored patches of cloth
{a} speckled, mixed, mingled
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"
make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool
Hence, a jester, a fool
Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style
See Motley, n
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
A combination of distinct colors; esp
A jesters multicoloured clothes
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
You can describe a group of things as a motley collection if you think they seem strange together because they are all very different. a motley collection of vans, old buses, cattle-trucks, and even a fire engine. a motley collection/crew/assortment etc a group of people or things that are very different from each other and do not seem to belong together (Perhaps from mote)
make motley; color with different colors
Wearing motley or party-colored clothing
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"
Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) make motley; color with different colors 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
motley crew
A group of people of mixed background, especially one with a common goal
motley fool
court jester, jester
Marion Motley
born June 5, 1920, Leesburg, Ga., U.S. died June 27, 1999, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. gridiron football player. He played fullback and linebacker for South Carolina State University and the University of Nevada. In 1946 he helped desegregate professional football by joining the Cleveland Browns as a fullback. A bruising rusher, he established himself as a running back and helped the Browns to five consecutive league championships (All-American Football Conference, 1946-49; NFL, 1950)
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