Understanding the meaning of motley

motley

/'mɑtli/

adjective
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
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"a jester dressed in motley"

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calico multi-color multi-colored multi-colour multi-coloured multicolor multicolored multicolour multicoloured painted particolored particoloured piebald pied varicolored varicoloured colored coloured colorful
verb
make something more diverse and varied
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variegate vary

type of:
diversify
verb
make motley; color with different colors
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parti-color

type of:
color color in colorise colorize colour colour in colourise colourize
noun
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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assortment miscellanea miscellany mixed bag mixture potpourri salmagundi smorgasbord variety

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accumulation collection aggregation assemblage
adjective
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
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"a motley crew"

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assorted miscellaneous mixed sundry heterogeneous heterogenous
noun
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
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garment
noun
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
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type of:
cloth textile material fabric

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