motley fool
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Motley Fool — Infobox Dotcom company company name = Motley Fool company company type = Financial advisory services genre = foundation = July 1993 founder = David and Tom Gardner location city = Alexandria, Virginia location country = United States location =… … Wikipedia
motley fool — noun a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages • Syn: ↑jester, ↑fool • Derivationally related forms: ↑fool (for: ↑fool), ↑jest (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
The Motley Fool — Motley Fool Type Private Founded July 1993 Founder David and Tom Gardner, and Erik Rydholm Headquarters … Wikipedia
Totalise Plc v Motley Fool Ltd — (2001) was the first case of internet libel in the UK. Totalise PLC sued Motley Fool because a user named Zeddust made negative comments about Totalise on the Motley Fool website. Motley Fool were forced to reveal the identity of Zeddust under… … Wikipedia
Motley (disambiguation) — Motley is the traditional costume of the court jester. The word can also refer to the following: Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Other uses 4 See also … Wikipedia
motley — [mät′lē] adj. [ME mottley < ?] 1. of many colors or patches of color 2. Rare wearing many colored garments [a motley fool] 3. having or composed of many different or clashing elements; heterogeneous [a motley group] n. 1. cloth of mixed colors … English World dictionary
Fool (disambiguation) — Fool or Fools may refer to:* Fool, a jester or clown*The Fool (Tarot card), also called Excuse , a Tarot card used as a wild trump card *The Fool (design collective), a Dutch design collective and band influential in the psychedelic style of art… … Wikipedia
Motley — Mot ley, a. [OE. mottelee, motle; cf. OF. mattel[ e] clotted, curdled, OF, ciel mattonn[ e] a mottled sky, mate, maton, curdled milk, Prov. G. matte curd. Cf. {Mottle}.] 1. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motley — /ˈmɒtli / (say motlee) adjective 1. exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous: a motley crowd. 2. being of different colours combined; particoloured. 3. wearing a particoloured garment: a motley fool. –noun (plural motleys) 4. a… …
fool — Synonyms and related words: Columbine, Hanswurst, Harlequin, Pantalone, Pantaloon, Polichinelle, Pulcinella, Punch, Punchinello, Scaramouch, ament, apish, asinine, ass, babe, bamboozle, banter, batty, be foolish, be stupid, befool, befooled,… … Moby Thesaurus
