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Meanings of motley in English

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Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly.

Related terms
Portuguese
encepamento
Catalan
varietat
Spanish
surtido

A collection containing a variety of sorts of things.

encepamento
Portuguese
variar
Catalan
variar
Spanish
variar

Make something more diverse and varied.

variar

Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds.

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Examples for "vary"
Examples for "vary"
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Attitudes to this strange jamboree, which takes place tonight, vary throughout Europe.
The Irish Times
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Risk assessments can vary, depending on the circumstances and the possible consequences.
The Irish Times
3
But the authors note the figure will vary from year to year.
Reuters
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Each year, points vary and it's difficult to predict changes in advance.
The Irish Times
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Conclusion: Clinical characteristics, course and prognosis of sarcoidosis vary in different studies.
Pubmed
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No definite relationship was found between uniform and variegate patterns with histology.
Pubmed
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I did so; and scraps of that lecture, which was never published, variegate these pages.
Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch
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As I gaze upon the spectacle of the infinite diversities of religion, which variegate, but, alas!
The Eclipse of Faith; Or, A Visit to a Religious Sceptic
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It may be granted, too, that, in admiring the apostrophes that variegate this speech, he was, in some degree, enamored of a reflection of himself;
Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — ...
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Of stained and variegated stone the quantity is unlimited, the kinds innumerable.
Essays and Lectures
Usage of motley in English
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The interior of the huts of the hamlet presented a motley appearance.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 / Volume 17, New Series, M...
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A motley crowd of men and women jostle in the narrow space.
In Darkest England, and the Way Out
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A motley throng of people were crowding in through the double gateway.
Dark Hollow
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The quest for the Llano was indeed what unified this motley group.
For Love Of Evil
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VR adds so much texture to City 17 and its motley inhabitants.
The Guardian
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A rare and motley mixture of Russian uniforms now came in sight.
The Merchant of Berlin: An Historical Novel
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Just how did you come to ride with such a motley crew?
The devil wears plaid
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A small crowd had gathered outside, the usual motley collection of voyeurs.
Axiomatic
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CANONICALS, n. The motley worm by Jesters of the Court of Heaven.
The Devil's Dictionary
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Maxime Valois, with fiery energy, aids in urging the motley command forward.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
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You ask me why I have played the fool in the motley?
The Man on the Box
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For this child he had made himself a motley to the view.
Heart of the West
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They presented a very motley appearance on arriving at the first station.
The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States
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And behind them, in close pursuit, came a motley collection of fliers.
The amber spyglass
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Paige and her motley crew Absolution approached Ronda Rousey to recruit her.
The South African
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Truly it was a motley gathering, and not pleasant to look upon.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
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