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English

Adjective

Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity; heterogeneous
Having many colours; variegated

Translations

Finnish: sekalainen

Finnish: kirjava

Noun

A jester's multicoloured clothes
An incongruous mixture

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Motley \Mot"ley\, a. [OE. mottelee, motle; cf. OF. mattel['e]
clotted, curdled, OF, ciel mattonn['e] a mottled sky, mate,
maton, curdled milk, Prov. G. matte curd. Cf. Mottle.]
1. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors;
dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.
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2. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley,
n., 1. "A motley fool." --Shak.
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3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously
made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley
style. --Byron.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Motley \Mot"ley\, n.
1. A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored
cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
--Chaucer. "Motley 's the only wear." --Shak.
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2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Man of motley, a fool. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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WordNet motley
adj 1: 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 [syn: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed,
sundry(a)]
2: 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" [syn: calico, multicolor, multicolour, multicolored,
multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured,
piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured]
n 1: 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" [syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany,
miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord,
potpourri]
2: a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's
costume)
3: a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th
to 17th century England
v 1: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
[syn: vary, variegate]
2: make motley; color with different colors [syn: parti-color]

Moby Dictionary
Columbine , Hanswurst , Harlequin , Pantalone , Pantaloon ,
Polichinelle , Pulcinella , Punch , Punchinello , Scaramouch ,
amalgamated , ambiguous , ambivalent , amphibious , assorted ,
assortment , at odds , at variance , ballet skirt , band , bar ,
bespangle , bespeckle , bespot , bicolor , bicolored , bladder , blended ,
blotch , buffo , buffoon , buskin , calico , cap and bells , capricious ,
changeable , changing , check , checker , choppy , chromatic , clouded ,
clown , cold , colluvies , colorful , colorific , coloring , colory ,
combined , complex , composite , compound , compounded , conglomerate ,
contrary , contrasted , contrasting , cool , costume , coxcomb , crazy ,
daedal , dapple , dappled , departing , deviating , deviative ,
deviatory , dichromatic , different , differentiated , differing ,
disaccordant , disagreeing , discolor , discordant , discrepant ,
discrete , discriminated , disguise , disjoined , disorderly ,
disparate , dissimilar , dissonant , distinct , distinguished ,
divaricate , divergent , diverging , divers , divers-colored , diverse ,
diversified , diversiform , dot , eclectic , equivocal , erose , erratic ,
fifty-fifty , flake , fleck , fool , freckle , gallimaufry , getup ,
glowing , half-and-half , harlequin , harmonious , heterogeneous ,
hodgepodge , idiot , impulsive , in disagreement , inaccordant ,
incompatible , incongruous , inconsistent , inconsonant , inconstant ,
indiscriminate , inharmonious , intricate , iris , ironic ,
irreconcilable , irregular , jack-pudding , jagged , jerky , jester ,
jumble , jumbled , kaleidoscopic , maculate , many , many-colored ,
many-sided , marble , marbled , marbleize , masquerade , matching ,
medley , mercurial , merry-andrew , mingled , miscellaneous , mixed ,
monochromatic , monochrome , monochromic , motley fool , mottle ,
mottled , multicolor , multicolored , multicolorous , multifaceted ,
multifarious , multihued , multinational , multiracial , mutable ,
nonconformist , nonstandard , nonuniform , omnium-gatherum , outfit ,
parti-color , parti-colored , pastiche , patchy , pepper ,
pepper-and-salt , pickle-herring , piebald , pied , pigmentary , pinto ,
pluralistic , poles apart , poles asunder , polychromatic , polychrome ,
polychromic , polychromize , prismal , prismatic , promiscuous , ragged ,
rainbow , rig , rough , salad , scrambled , separate , separated ,
several , shot , shot through , skewbald , slapstick , sock , spangle ,
spasmodic , speck , speckle , spectral , splotch , sporadic , spot ,
sprinkle , stigmatize , stipple , streak , striate , stripe , stud ,
syncretic , tattoo , tessellate , thrown together ,
thunder and lightning , tights , tinctorial , tingent , toning ,
trichromatic , trichromic , tricolor , tricolored , tutu , two-tone ,
unconformable , uncongenial , unequable , unequal , uneven , unlike ,
unorthodox , unstable , unsteady , unsystematic , ununiform , variable ,
variant , varicolored , varied , variegate , variegated , variform ,
various , varying , vein , versicolor , versicolored , warm , wavering ,
widely apart , worlds apart , zany

Motley, MN (city, FIPS 44422) Location: 46.33566 N, 94.64325 W Population (1990): 441 (219 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

Moby Dictionary 1426
Housing Units (2000): 839
Land area (2000): 989.377882 sq. miles (2562.476841 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.430342 sq. miles (1.114580 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 989.808224 sq. miles (2563.591421 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX) , FIPS 48
Location: 34.084808 N , 100.789688 W
Headwords:
Motley
Motley , TX
Motley County
Motley County , TX

Moby Dictionary 585
Housing Units (2000): 270
Land area (2000): 1.321566 sq. miles (3.422839 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.067839 sq. miles (0.175703 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.389405 sq. miles (3.598542 sq. km)
FIPS code: 44422
Located within: Minnesota (MN) , FIPS 27
Location: 46.335089 N , 94.645866 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Motley , MN
Motley