Motley

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Hence, a jester, a fool.

II. Motley ·adj Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. ·see Motley, ·noun, 1.

III. Motley ·adj Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.

IV. Motley ·noun A combination of distinct colors; ·esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.

V. Motley ·noun Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.

Related Words