noun hence, a jester, a fool.
2. motley ·adj wearing motley or party-colored clothing. ·see motley, ·noun, 1.
3. motley ·adj variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.
4. motley ·noun a combination of distinct colors; ·esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
5. motley ·noun composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.