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motley (adj) – 1. Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous.
2. Having many colours; variegated; parti-colored.
(noun) – 1. The parti-colored attire of a court jester.
2. A heterogeneous, often incongruous mixture of elements.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : Motley made its debut as an English adjective and noun in the 14th century, but etymologists aren’t completely sure where it came from. Many think it probably derived from the Middle English mot, meaning “mote” or “speck.” The word is also used as a noun identifying a multicolored fabric, a garment made from such a fabric, or—perhaps the best known sense of all—the fool who often wore such outfits in the European courts of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
