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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.

Mot"ley-mind`ed (?), a. Having a
mind of a jester; foolish. Shak.

Mot"mot (?), n. [Cf. Momot.]
(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of long-tailed,
passerine birds of the genus Momotus, having a strong serrated
beak. In most of the species the two long middle tail feathers are
racket-shaped at the tip, when mature. The bird itself is said by
some writers to trim them into this shape. They feed on insects,
reptiles, and fruit, and are found from Mexico to Brazil. The name is
derived from its note. [Written also momot.]

||Mo"to (?), n. [It.] (Mus.)
Movement; manner of movement; particularly, movement with
increased rapidity; -- used especially in the phrase con moto,
directing to a somewhat quicker movement; as, andante con
moto, a little more rapidly than andante, etc.


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