Word of the Day - motley

motley

adjective
mot·ley ˈmät-lē
1 variegated in color
2 made up of many different people or things
noun
1 a woolen fabric of mixed colors made in England between the 14th and 17th centuries
2 a garment made of motley
especially : the characteristic dress of the professional fool
3 jester, fool
4 a mixture especially of incongruous elements

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Bob bought a new label maker. He's marked each of his tool cabinet drawers with its contents: sockets, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc. And, because he loves weird words, that messy junk drawer is labeled "motley".