
Noah Webster
Motley
MOT'LEY, adjective [Eng.mote.]
1. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; as a motley coat.
2. Composed of different or various parts, characters or kinds; diversified; as a motley style.
And doubts of motley hue.
[This word primarily means spotted; but it may signify also striped.]