motley (
http://definr.com/motley)
adj 1: 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 [syn:
assorted,
miscellaneous,
mixed,
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:
multicolor,
multicolour,
multicolored,
multicoloured,
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" [syn:
assortment,
mixture, {mixed
bag},
miscellany,
miscellanea,
variety,
potpourri]
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]
2: make motley; color with different colors [syn:
parti-color]