Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter M - Page 76
Motley (a.) Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1. "A motley fool." -- Shak.
Motley (a.) Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style. -- Byron.
Motley (n.) 雜色布；（小丑穿的）雜色花衣 [U]；小丑，丑角 [C]；混雜物 [S] [（+of）] A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool. -- Chaucer. "Motley 's the only wear." -- Shak.
Motley (n.) Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Man of motley, A fool. [Obs.] -- Beau. & Fl.
Motley (a.) Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a)].
Motley (a.) Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi- colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured].
Motley (n.) A collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley].
Motley (n.) A garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume).
Motley (n.) A multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England.
Motley (v.) Make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" [syn: vary, variegate, motley].
Motley (v.) Make motley; color with different colors [syn: motley, parti-color].
Motley -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 1426
Housing Units (2000): 839
Land area (2000): 989.377882 sq. miles (2562.476841 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.430342 sq. miles (1.114580 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 989.808224 sq. miles (2563.591421 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 34.084808 N, 100.789688 W
Headwords:
Motley
Motley, TX
Motley County
Motley County, TX
Motley, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 585
Housing Units (2000): 270
Land area (2000): 1.321566 sq. miles (3.422839 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.067839 sq. miles (0.175703 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.389405 sq. miles (3.598542 sq. km)
FIPS code: 44422
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 46.335089 N, 94.645866 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Motley, MN
Motley
Motley-minded (a.) Having a mind of a jester; foolish. -- Shak.
Motmot (n.) (Zool.) 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.]
Motmot (n.) Tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage [syn: motmot, momot].
Moto (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.
Moton (n.) (Anc. Armor) A small plate covering the armpit in armor of the 14th century and later.
Motor (n.) One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power.
Motor (n.) (Mach.) A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work.
Motor (n.) A motor car; an automobile. [archiac Colloq.] Motory Motor
Motor (n.) Alt. of Motorial
Motor, Motory, Motorial (a.) Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; -- applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing motion.
Motor (a.) Conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves" [syn: centrifugal, motor(a)].
Motor (a.) Causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" [syn: motive(a), motor].
Motor (n.) Machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion.
Motor (n.) A nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action".
Motor (v.) Travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" [syn: drive, motor].
Motorist (n.) 乘汽車者，常坐汽車的人 Someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile [syn: {motorist}, {automobilist}].
Motory (n.) Alt. of Motorial.
Motorial (n.) Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; -- applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing motion.
Motorman (n.) A man who controls a motor. [Archaic]
Motorman (n.) An operator of a motor vehicle, especially of a streetcar or subway train.
Motorman (n.) The operator of streetcar.
Motorpathic (a.) Of or pertaining to motorpathy.
Motorpathy (n.) (Med.) Same as Kinesiatrics.
Motte (n.) A clump of trees in a prairie. [Local, U.S.]
Mottled (imp. & p. p.) of Mottle.
Mottling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mottle.
Mottle (v. t.) To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.
Mottle (n.) A mottled appearance.
Mottle (n.) An irregular arrangement of patches of color; "it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green".
Mottle (v.) Mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained [syn: mottle, streak, blotch].
Mottle (v.) Colour with streaks or blotches of different shades [syn: mottle, dapple, cloud].
Mottled (a.) Marked with spots of different colors; variegated; spotted; as, mottled wood. "The mottled meadows." --Drayton.
Mottled (a.) Having spots or patches of color [syn: dappled, mottled].
Mottoes (n. pl. ) of Motto
Motto (n.) (Her.) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.
Motto (n.) A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, . . . "Serve God, and be cheerful." -- Addison.
Motto (n.) A favorite saying of a sect or political group [syn: motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth].
Mottoed (a.) Bearing or having a motto; as, a mottoed coat or device.
Motty (a.) Full of, or consisting of, motes. [Written also mottie.] [Scot.]
The motty dust reek raised by the workmen. -- H. Miller.
Mouchoir (n.) A handkerchief.
Mouezzin (n.) See Muezzin.
Muezzin (n.) [Ar.] A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer; the Moslem official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day. [Written also mouezzin, mueddin, muazzin, mu'adhdhin, and muwazzin.]
Moue (n.) 撅嘴，怪相 A little grimace; pout.
Moue (n.) A disdainful grimace [syn: {pout}, {moue}, {wry face}]
// Made a moue of disappointment.
Mouflon (n.) (Zool.) A wild sheep ({Ovis musimon), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also musimon or musmon. [Written also moufflon.]
Mouflon (n.) Wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia [syn: mouflon, moufflon, Ovis musimon].
Mought (imp.) Obs. Might.
Mouillation (n.) (Phon.) The act of uttering the sound of a mouille letter.
Mouille (a.) (Phon.) Applied to certain consonants having a "liquid" or softened sound; e.g., in French, l or ll and gn (like the lli in million and ni in minion); in Italian, gl and gn; in Spanish, ll and ? in Portuguese, lh and nh. Moulder Mould
Mould () Alt. of Mouldy.
Moulder () Alt. of Mouldy.
Mouldy () See Mold, Molder, Moldy, etc.
Moule (v. i.) To contract mold; to grow moldy; to mold.
Mouline (n.) Alt. of Moulinet.
Moulinet (n.) The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, or the like.
Moulinet (n.) A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.
Moulinet (n.) In sword and saber exercises, a circular swing of the weapon.
Moult (v. & n.) See Molt.
Moulten (a.) Having molted.
Compare: Mow
Mow (v.) [pres. sing. Mow, pl. Mowe, Mowen, Moun.] [AS. magan. See May, v.] May; can. "Thou mow now escapen." [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Our walles mowe not make hem resistence. -- Chaucer.
Moun (v.) pl. of Mow, may. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.
Mounch (v. t.) To munch.
Mound (n.) A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross; -- called also globe.
Mound (n.) An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also, a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
Mounded (imp. & p. p.) of Mound.
Mounding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mound.
Mound (v. t.) To fortify or inclose with a mound.
Moundbird, mound bird (n.) (Zool.) Any of several large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs. Called also mound builder, mound maker, megapode, brush turkey, and scrub fowl.
Syn: megapode, mound builder, scrub fowl, brush turkey.
Mount (v.) A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always instead of mountain, when put before a proper name; as, Mount Washington; otherwise, chiefly in poetry.
Mount (v.) A bulwark for offense or defense; a mound.
Mount (v.) A bank; a fund.
Mounted (imp. & p. p.) of Mount.
Mounting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mount.
Mount (n.) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; -- often with up.
Mount (n.) To get up on anything, as a platform or scaffold; especially, to seat one's self on a horse for riding.
Mount (n.) To attain in value; to amount.
Mount (v. t.) To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
Mount (v. t.) To place one's self on, as a horse or other animal, or anything that one sits upon; to bestride.
Mount (v. t.) To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses.
Mount (v. t.) Hence: To put upon anything that sustains and fits for use, as a gun on a carriage, a map or picture on cloth or paper; to prepare for being worn or otherwise used, as a diamond by setting, or a sword blade by adding the hilt, scabbard, etc.
Mount (v. t.) To raise aloft; to lift on high.
Mount (v.) That upon which a person or thing is mounted
Mount (v.) A horse.
Mount (v.) The cardboard or cloth on which a drawing, photograph, or the like is mounted; a mounting.
Mountable (a.) Such as can be mounted.
Mountain (n.) 山，高山，大山，山脈；大堆，大量 A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount.
Mountain (n.) A range, chain, or group of such elevations; as, the White Mountains.
Mountain (n.) A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk.
Mountain (a.) Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
Mountain (a.) Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
Mountaineer (n.) 登山家，山地人 An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains.
Mountaineer (n.) A rude, fierce person.
Mountaineer (n.) A person who climbs mountains for sport.
Mountaineer (v. i.) 登山 To lie or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains.
Mountainer (n.) A mountaineer.
Mountainet (n.) A small mountain.
Mountainous (a.) Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss.
Mountainous (a.) Inhabiting mountains.
Mountainous (a.) Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; as, a mountainous heap.
Mountainousness (n.) The state or quality of being mountainous.
Mountainside (n.) [ C usually singular ] 山腰；山坡 The side or slope of a mountain.
// Can you see those goats high up on the mountainside?
Mountance (n.) Amount; sum; quantity; extent.
Mountant (a.) Raised; high.
Mountebank (n.) One who mounts a bench or stage in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill in curing diseases, and vends medicines which he pretends are infalliable remedies; a quack doctor.
Mountebank (n.) Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.
Mountebank (v. t.) To cheat by boasting and false pretenses; to gull.
Mountebank (v. i.) To play the mountebank.
Mountebankery (n.) The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
Mountebankish (a.) Like a mountebank or his quackery.
Mountebankism (n.) The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.
Mounted (a.) Seated or serving on horseback or similarly; as, mounted police; mounted infantry.
Mounted (a.) Placed on a suitable support, or fixed in a setting; as, a mounted gun; a mounted map; a mounted gem.
Mountenaunce (n.) Mountance.
Mounter (n.) One who mounts.
Mounter (n.) An animal mounted; a monture.
Mounting (n.) The act of one that mounts.
Mounting (n.) That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; as, the mounting of a sword or diamond.
Mountingly (adv.) In an ascending manner.
Mountlet (n.) A small or low mountain.
Mounty (v.) The rise of a hawk after prey.