Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Motley \Mot"ley\, n.
   1. A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored
      cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
      --Chaucer. ``Motley 's the only wear.'' --Shak.

   2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] --Shak.

   {Man of motley}, a fool. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.