/ ˈmɒtld; NAmE ˈmɑːtld/ adjective
marked with shapes of different colours without a regular pattern
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: probably a back-formation from motley + -ed .
/ ˈmɒtld; NAmE ˈmɑːtld/ adjective
marked with shapes of different colours without a regular pattern
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: probably a back-formation from motley + -ed .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005