Jester vs. Motley

Jesternoun

One who jests, jokes or mocks.

Jesternoun

A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.

Jesternoun

A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool.

Jesternoun

A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk.

Jesternoun

a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages

Jesternoun

a professional joker or ‘fool’ at a medieval court, typically wearing a cap with bells on it and carrying a mock sceptre.

Jesternoun

a person who habitually plays the fool.

Jester

A jester, court jester, or fool, was historically an entertainer during the medieval and Renaissance eras who was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets.

Motleyadjective

Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity.

Motleyadjective

Having many colours; variegated.

Motleynoun

An incongruous mixture.

Motleynoun

A jester's multicoloured clothes.

Motleynoun

(by extension) A jester; a fool.

Motleyadjective

Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.

Motleyadjective

Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1.

Motleyadjective

Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.

Motleynoun

A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.

Motleynoun

Hence, a jester, a fool.

Motleynoun

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things;

Motleynoun

a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)

Motleynoun

a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England

Motleyverb

make something more diverse and varied;

Motleyverb

make motley; color with different colors

Motleyadjective

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity);

Motleyadjective

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly;

Motley

Motley is the traditional costume of the court jester, fool, or the harlequin character in commedia dell'arte. The harlequin wears a patchwork of red, green and blue diamonds that is still a fashion motif.