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(1):

(n.) A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.

(2):

(n.) Hence, a jester, a fool.

(3):

(a.) Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.

(4):

(a.) Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1.

(5):

(n.) Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.