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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Motley \Mot"ley\, a. [OE. mottelee, motle; cf. OF. mattel['e]
   clotted, curdled, OF, ciel mattonn['e] a mottled sky, mate,
   maton, curdled milk, Prov. G. matte curd. Cf. Mottle.]
   1. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors;
      dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.
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   2. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley,
      n., 1. "A motley fool." --Shak.
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   3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously
      made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley
      style. --Byron.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Motley \Mot"ley\, n.
   1. A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored
      cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
      --Chaucer. "Motley 's the only wear." --Shak.
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   2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   Man of motley, a fool. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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3. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

Motley -- U.S. County in Texas
   Population (2000):    1426
   Housing Units (2000): 839
   Land area (2000):     989.377882 sq. miles (2562.476841 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.430342 sq. miles (1.114580 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    989.808224 sq. miles (2563.591421 sq. km)
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             34.084808 N, 100.789688 W
   Headwords:
    Motley
    Motley, TX
    Motley County
    Motley County, TX

4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Motley, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
   Population (2000):    585
   Housing Units (2000): 270
   Land area (2000):     1.321566 sq. miles (3.422839 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.067839 sq. miles (0.175703 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.389405 sq. miles (3.598542 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            44422
   Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
   Location:             46.335089 N, 94.645866 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Motley, MN
    Motley

Thesaurus Results for motley,:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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