Definition of "motley collection" []

• A collection of objects of various kinds; a hodgepodge; a medley; a confused mixture; an omnium gatherum. (noun)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

• "Confusion was his initial impression; knots of scarlet-coated marines stood about looking like thunder, two sashed marine officers and two corporals manned a small scatter cannon swiveled on the quarterdeck rail, and a motley collection of sailors hung from the shrouds or perched on various kennels like spectators at a boxing match in a meadow."
• "She was shy and protective of her writings then; a motley collection of handwritten essays, thoughts, poems, and rants scribbled on random scraps of napkins, notebook paper, and colored memo pads, and stashed under an unused bunk in our eight-by-forty-six-foot trailer."
• "He was followed by a motley collection of aliens, humanoids, and near-humans—a typical crowd for the planet of Sanctuary."