MOTLEY

motley

1. [Noun]: a garment made of motley (especially a court jester''s costume)

2. [Noun]: a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England

3. [Noun]: 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"

4. 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"

5. 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"; "

6. [Verb]: make motley; color with different colors

7. [Verb]: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"

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