||Mo*ti"vo (?), n. [It. See Motive, n.] See Motive, n., 3, 4.
Mot"ley (?), a. [OE. mottelee, motle; cf. OF. mattelé clotted, curdled,
OF, ciel mattonné 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.
2. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1. "A
motley fool." Shak.
3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or
mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style. Byron.
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.