motley

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The Word of the Day for February 19 is: 

motley   \MAHT-lee\   adjective
    *1 : variegated in color
     2 : composed of diverse often incongruous elements

Example sentence:
     Lenny went to the medieval festival dressed in the bright 
motley garb of a court jester.

Did you know?
     "Motley" made its debut as an English adjective in the 
14th century, but etymologists aren't completely sure where it 
came from. Many think it probably derived from the Middle 
English "mot," meaning "mote" or "speck." The word is also used 
as a noun identifying a multicolored fabric, a garment made 
from such a fabric, or -- perhaps the best known sense of all --
the fool who often wore such outfits in the European courts of 
the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.