The freight rolling stock is a motley collection of vehicles of all types. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
A jester dressed in motley. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
On another occasion he entitled his motley force the Sans. From Wordnik.com. [The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807] Reference
International motley is not limited to any continent, nor did it originate in any theory or concept of dress. From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Work Ethic] Reference
I use the word motley in the sense of incongruous or nonsensical, as evidenced by the protest signs they were carrying. From Wordnik.com. [The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely] Reference
First, Chinese males became effeminate fops, who dressed in motley silk costumes and sported ridiculously long fingernails. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876] Reference
The audience was what is called motley; it consisted chiefly of young men from various institutions of learning. From Wordnik.com. [A Reckless Character And Other Stories] Reference
But lived where motley is worn. From Wordnik.com. [Happy St. Patrick's Day] Reference
A fool in motley that dances for any king. From Wordnik.com. [Vigils] Reference
Goldsmith used to call the motley evening parties at his lodgings "little. From Wordnik.com. [Oliver Goldsmith A Biography] Reference
Ponderously gawky, he steps as if the world was his, like a "motley" crowned in sport. From Wordnik.com. [The Open Air] Reference
I'm sure the writer for this paper meant to use 'motley' in the sense of being something negative. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I almost agree with Jacques, that 'motley's the only wear.'". From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764] Reference
STAMBERG: This motley crew is instructed to investigate paranormal activities. From Wordnik.com. [Booksellers' Picks: 15 Soaring Summer Reads] Reference
A motley collection of items have wound up on the bulletin board in the past year. From Wordnik.com. [We Are Here For Andrea] Reference
So, if you think I'm going to be an affable host to this motley crew this week, think again. From Wordnik.com. [Raider Fans, Go Home] Reference
Never before had he been among such a motley crowd, and his first impulse was to turn and run. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of a Boy Reporter] Reference
Because we do have a motley, mongrel folklore here, and I was interested in it and collected it. From Wordnik.com. [Her Magic Moment] Reference
The early frontiersmen were mostly young, perhaps a motley bunch, but also daring and full of idealism. From Wordnik.com. [THE END OF A DREAM] Reference
Videogames "create a bizarre and motley world with no teachers, homework and textbooks," the paper says. From Wordnik.com. [TALKING TOUGH ON PIRACY] Reference
Neither Gaza City's motley collection of garbage trucks nor the United Nations 'newer fleet can keep up. From Wordnik.com. [Signing On The Dotted Line] Reference
Or that the Crue would be even more motley, adding fire-breathing midgets and acrobatic strippers to the show. From Wordnik.com. [THE NEW SCHOOL OF ROCK] Reference
Rather, he will be more like a small-town mayor with a motley police force and services not worthy of the name. From Wordnik.com. [Can Peace Survive?] Reference
At the university's sumo club, a devoted, motley crew gathers thrice weekly for grueling, three-hour practices. From Wordnik.com. [Student Sumos] Reference
Peter Strauss narrates as the camera bounces from city to city, dropping in on the members of Ullman's motley crew. From Wordnik.com. [At Liberty to Laugh] Reference
Then he starts pulling out the charts and graphs ... sales figures ... a motley of them in a labyrinth of grids. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from The Vicious Circulation of Dr Catastrope] Reference
He stroked his dark beard while looking around the class, a motley group of young, old and middle-aged participants. From Wordnik.com. [Behind the (Beekeeper's) Veil] Reference
To work the seabed, my father brought the frantic little carp, six motley little mariners with their washed-out shimmer. From Wordnik.com. [Under Water] Reference
With a mix of humor and tough love, Escalante pushes a motley group of barrio kids to excel beyond their wildest dreams. From Wordnik.com. [John Farr: The Best "Back to School" Movies] Reference
Any audience watching a show at 5: 30 A.M. -- or 2: 30, if they're on the West Coast -- is going to be a fairly motley crew. From Wordnik.com. [Willie Geist Celebrates First Anniversary Of 'Way Too Early'] Reference
OpinionFree schools How were that motley bunch of 16 chosen, Fiona Millar wonders, and what deal are they getting from Gove?. From Wordnik.com. [Crib sheet 14.09.10] Reference
Ammo pouches bulging from khaki vests, checked kaffiyehs draped around their faces, they look like a motley bunch of guerrillas. From Wordnik.com. [Al Amarah Blues] Reference
Ultimately, you'll face a motley collection of point solutions that add up to an expensive and hard-to-manage IT infrastructure. From Wordnik.com. [A Better Way To Manage All That Virtual Paperwork] Reference
Many, like Organic Online in San Francisco, are a motley collection of defectors from advertising, publishing and technology firms. From Wordnik.com. [This Web's For You] Reference
Of all the motley forms of humanity, surely the one type that is made-laboriously, painfully-and not born would seem to be transsexuals. From Wordnik.com. [Nature Plus Nurture] Reference
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