motley : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: motley	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for motley
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motley adj 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 Synonym(s): assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a) 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(s): motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi- colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured n 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(s): assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England v make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" Synonym(s): vary, variegate, motley make motley; color with different colors Synonym(s): motley, parti-color
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Motley \Mot"ley\, a. [OE. mottelee, motle; cf. OF. mattel[82] clotted, curdled, OF, ciel mattonn[82] 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. 2. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See {Motley}, n., 1. [bd]A motley fool.[b8] --Shak. 3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Motley \Mot"ley\, n. 1. A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool. --Chaucer. [bd]Motley 's the only wear.[b8] --Shak. 2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] --Shak. {Man of motley}, a fool. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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)