MOT'LEY, adjective [Eng.mote.] 1. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; as a motley coat. 2. Composed of different or various parts, characters or kinds; diversified; as a motley style. And doubts of motley hue. [This word primarily means spotted; but it may signify also striped.]
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