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From motley (“multi-colored cloth; a jester's clothes”) + fool (“a jester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
motley fool
Today it means: A court jester; a jester. Full definition →
Today it means: A court jester; a jester. Full definition →
From motley (“multi-colored cloth; a jester's clothes”) + fool (“a jester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.