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motley [a]

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"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards

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assorted miscellaneous mixed sundry

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heterogeneous

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"

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calico multicolor multicolored multicolour multicoloured painted particolored particoloured piebald pied varicolored varicoloured

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colored

motley [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"

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assortment miscellanea miscellany mixed_bag mixture potpourri salmagundi smorgasbord variety

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accumulation blend grab_bag witch's_brew range selection farrago alphabet_soup sampler

2)	a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)

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garment

3)	a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England

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cloth

motley [v]

1)	make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"

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variegate vary

2)	make motley; color with different colors

Synonyms :

parti-color

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color

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