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(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
potpourri, miscellanea, motley, assortment, miscellany, mixed bag, salmagundi, mixture, smorgasbord, variety
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(noun) a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
motley
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(noun) a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
motley
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(verb) make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
vary, motley, variegate
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(verb) make motley; color with different colors
motley, parti-color
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(adjective) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
assorted, sundry, miscellaneous, motley, mixed
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(adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"
multi-coloured, multi-colored, multi-color, multicolour, painted, particoloured, particolored, multicolored, motley, piebald, multicoloured, multicolor, multi-colour, calico, varicoloured, varicolored, pied
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