Noun
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a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
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a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
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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"
- mixed bag
Verb
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make motley
color with different colors
- parti color -
make something more diverse and varied
"Vary the menu"
Adjective
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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"
- multi color - multi colour - multi colored - multi coloured - particolored - particoloured -
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
"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