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motley
(encz) | motley,nesourodý adj: PetrV |
motley
(encz) | motley,pestrý adj: PetrV |
motley
(encz) | motley,různorodý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
motley
(encz) | motley,strakatý adj: PetrV |
Motley
(gcide) | Motley \Mot"ley\, a. [OE. mottelee, motle; cf. OF. mattel['e]
clotted, curdled, OF, ciel mattonn['e] 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.
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2. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley,
n., 1. "A motley fool." --Shak.
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3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously
made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley
style. --Byron.
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Motley
(gcide) | Motley \Mot"ley\, 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.
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2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Man of motley, a fool. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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motley
(wn) | motley
adj 1: 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 [syn:
assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley,
sundry(a)]
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"
[syn: motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color,
multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, {multi-
colored}, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted,
particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured]
n 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" [syn:
assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany,
miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord,
potpourri, motley]
2: a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's
costume)
3: a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th
to 17th century England
v 1: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
[syn: vary, variegate, motley]
2: make motley; color with different colors [syn: motley,
parti-color] |
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motley fool
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Man of motley
(gcide) | Motley \Mot"ley\, 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.
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2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Man of motley, a fool. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Motley
(gcide) | Motley \Mot"ley\, a. [OE. mottelee, motle; cf. OF. mattel['e]
clotted, curdled, OF, ciel mattonn['e] 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.
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2. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley,
n., 1. "A motley fool." --Shak.
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3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously
made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley
style. --Byron.
[1913 Webster]Motley \Mot"ley\, 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.
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2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Man of motley, a fool. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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motley collection
(gcide) | motley collection \mot"ley col*lec"tion\, n.
A collection of objects of various kinds; a hodgepodge; a
medley; a confused mixture; an omnium gatherum.
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motley multicolor culticolour multicolored multicoloured painted particolored particoloured piebald pied varicolored varicoloured
(gcide) | colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled}]
Syn: colourful.
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2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
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3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
honey-colored}; hued(postnominal); magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.]
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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Motley-minded
(gcide) | Motley-minded \Mot"ley-mind`ed\, a.
Having a mind of a jester; foolish. --Shak.
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motley fool
(wn) | motley fool
n 1: a professional clown employed to entertain a king or
nobleman in the Middle Ages [syn: jester, fool, {motley
fool}] |
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