meaning of motley
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.
3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.
4. A combination of distinct colors; esp. , the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
5. Hence, a jester, a fool.
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