Definitions
adjective
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
“a jester dressed in motley”
noun
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
adjective
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
“a motley crew”
noun
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
noun
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
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