motley vs cloth

cloth vs motley

motley and cloth both are nouns.

motley is an adjective but cloth is not an adjective.

motley is a verb but cloth is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motley	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
cloth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cloth is a hypernym of motley; that is, cloth is a word with a broader meaning than motley:

motley: a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
cloth: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of motley include fabric, material, textile.

motley (noun)	cloth (noun)
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

motley (adjective)	cloth (adjective)
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

motley (verb)	cloth (verb)
make motley; color with different colors
make something more diverse and varied

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