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motley
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motley
adj.
mixed; of great variety; varied in color; made of different colored patches of cloth, composed of diverse often inconsistent elements
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Motley
Motley refers to the traditional costume of the court jester, fool, or the harlequin character in commedia dell'arte. The latter wears a patchwork of red, green and blue diamonds that is still a fashion motif.
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motley
Noun
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"
(synonym) assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(hyponym) grab bag
(derivation) vary, variegate
2. a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
(hypernym) garment
3. a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
(derivation) parti-color
Verb
1. make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
(synonym) vary, variegate
(hypernym) diversify
(hyponym) checker, chequer
(derivation) assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri
2. make motley; color with different colors
(synonym) parti-color
(hypernym) color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
Adjective
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
(synonym) assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry(a)
(similar) heterogeneous, heterogenous
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"
(synonym) calico, multicolor, multicolour, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured
(similar) colored, coloured, colorful
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motley
Przym.
stanowiący zbieraninę
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Motley
(n.)
Hence, a jester, a fool.
Hence, a jester, a fool.
(n.)
Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.
Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.
(n.)
A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
(a.)
Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1.
Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1.
(a.)
Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.
Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.
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