英语词汇“to wear motley”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. The particoloured costume of a jester, harlequin, etc. Hence allusively, esp. foolery, nonsense; the profession or practice of a jester, clown, or (occasionally) actor. Frequently in to wear motley and in motley. †a piece of motley: a fool (obsolete rare).

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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour

ribaldyc1330

niceheada1475

simpleness?a1475

foolery1562

motley1575

foolationa1635

simples1637

nonsense1678

follying1818

boobery1829

spoonism1839

moonraking1846

lallygagging1868

bohunkus1918

twattery?1979

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > of specific colour > article of

imperial purple1447

motley1575

mazarine1694

fleshings1838

1575 T. Churchyard 1st Pt. Chippes f. 66 ^v A Courtiar soe, can giue a lobbe a licke And dresse a dolt, in Motley for a while And so in sleeue, at sillye wodcocke smile.

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. vii. 34 A worthy foole: Motley's the onely weare.

a1625 J. Fletcher Wit without Money (1639) iii. sig. F1 Never hope after I cast you off, you men of Motley.

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Lovers Progres i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Iii4^v/1 How have you work'd This piece of motley to your ends?

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 225 Their poring upon black and white too subt'ly Has turn'd the Insides of their Brains to motly.

1791 J. O'Keeffe Wild Oats iv. i. 54 Come, Dick, give the Lady a specimen of your talent Motleys [printed Molteys], your only wear, ha, ha, ha, a fool I met, a fool in the forest.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. xi. 199 I wore russet before I wore motley.

1842 H. Rogers Ess. (1874) I. i. 21 So exuberant is Fuller's wit, that..his very wisdom wears motley.

1902 J. Conrad Heart of Darkness iii, in Youth 142 In motley, as though he had absconded from a troupe of mimes.

1985 G. Frow Oh, yes it Is! vi. 82 He was diverted from the path of clowning when an aunt, in her will, left him three pounds a week on condition that he renounced the motley.

1993 Tatler July 124/1 He was an unstoppable fund of theatrical stories; ‘We who don the motley,’ was his usual opening.

单词	to wear motley
释义	> as lemmas to wear motley a. The particoloured costume of a jester, harlequin, etc. Hence allusively, esp. foolery, nonsense; the profession or practice of a jester, clown, or (occasionally) actor. Frequently in to wear motley and in motley. †a piece of motley: a fool (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour ribaldyc1330 niceheada1475 simpleness?a1475 foolery1562 motley1575 foolationa1635 simples1637 nonsense1678 follying1818 boobery1829 spoonism1839 moonraking1846 lallygagging1868 bohunkus1918 twattery?1979 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > of specific colour > article of imperial purple1447 motley1575 mazarine1694 fleshings1838 1575 T. Churchyard 1st Pt. Chippes f. 66 ^v A Courtiar soe, can giue a lobbe a licke And dresse a dolt, in Motley for a while And so in sleeue, at sillye wodcocke smile. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. vii. 34 A worthy foole: Motley's the onely weare. View more context for this quotation a1625 J. Fletcher Wit without Money (1639) iii. sig. F1 Never hope after I cast you off, you men of Motley. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Lovers Progres i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Iii4^v/1 How have you work'd This piece of motley to your ends? a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 225 Their poring upon black and white too subt'ly Has turn'd the Insides of their Brains to motly. 1791 J. O'Keeffe Wild Oats iv. i. 54 Come, Dick, give the Lady a specimen of your talent Motleys [printed Molteys], your only wear, ha, ha, ha, a fool I met, a fool in the forest. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. xi. 199 I wore russet before I wore motley. 1842 H. Rogers Ess. (1874) I. i. 21 So exuberant is Fuller's wit, that..his very wisdom wears motley. 1902 J. Conrad Heart of Darkness iii, in Youth 142 In motley, as though he had absconded from a troupe of mimes. 1985 G. Frow Oh, yes it Is! vi. 82 He was diverted from the path of clowning when an aunt, in her will, left him three pounds a week on condition that he renounced the motley. 1993 Tatler July 124/1 He was an unstoppable fund of theatrical stories; ‘We who don the motley,’ was his usual opening. extracted from motleyn.adj. < as lemmas
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