Definitions
make motley; color with different colors
Word origin
From Middle English motle, from Anglo-Norman motteley (“parti-colored”), from Old English mot (“speck”). Doublet of mote. The English word can be analysed as mottle + -y.
Used in a sentence
“I met a fool i' th' forest, / A motley' fool.”
“Wil you be married, Motley?”
“Alas, 'tis true, I have gone here and there, / And made myself a motley to the view, […]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Varied in appearance”6 letters
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