7. (n.)Motley John Lothrop, 1814–77, U.S. historian.
Definition of 'motley'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley 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"
2. (noun)motley a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
3. (adj)motley a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
4. (adj)assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a) 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
5. (verb)motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured 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"
6. (verb)vary, variegate, motley make something more diverse and varied "Vary the menu"
7. (verb)motley, parti-color make motley; color with different colors
Definition of 'motley'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)motley variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat
2. (adj)motley wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1
3. (noun)motley composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style
4. (noun)motley a combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool
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