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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -motl-, *motl*
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WordNet (3.0)
motley(n) a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
motley(n) a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
motley(v) make motley; color with different colors, Syn. parti-color
motley(adj) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly, Syn. piebald, pied, painted, multi-colored, particolored, particoloured, multicolored, multi-colour, multicolor, multi-color, multi-coloured, varicolored, calico, multicoloured, varicoloured, multicolour, Example: a jester dressed in motley; the painted desert; a particolored dress; a piebald horse; pied daisies

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Motley

n. 1. A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool. Chaucer. “Motley 's the only wear.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]


Man of motley, a fool.
[ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

Motley

a. [ OE. mottelee, motle; cf. OF. mattelé clotted, curdled, OF, ciel mattonné 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1. “A motley fool.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

motley collection

n. A collection of objects of various kinds; a hodgepodge; a medley; a confused mixture; an omnium gatherum. [ PJC ]

Motley-minded

a. Having a mind of a jester; foolish. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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