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MOTLEY
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Page 910
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MOTLEY , i.e. of many See also: colours, a See also: term particularly used of the parti-coloured dress of the professional " fool " (q.v.) of the See also: middle and later ages
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The origin of the word is probably to be found in " mote " (O
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Eng. mot), a particle of dust, &c., hence a spot or patch
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" Mottle," a blotch or spot, is probably a back formation of motley
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