a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; a great assortment of cars was on display; he had a variety of disorders; a veritable smorgasbord of religions
[ Syn: assortment , mixture , mixed bag , miscellany , miscellanea , variety , salmagundi , smorgasbord , potpourri ]
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
motley (n.)
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; 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 ]
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: calico , multicolor , multi-color , multicolour , multi-colour , multicolored , multi-colored , multicoloured , multi-coloured , painted , particolored , particoloured , piebald , pied , varicolored , varicoloured ]
motley (adj.)
make something more diverse and varied; Vary the menu
make motley; color with different colors
[ Syn: parti-color ]