calico vs motley

calico

adj
  • Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated. 

noun
  • A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern. 

  • The plant disease caused by Tobacco mosaic virus. 

motley

adj
  • Having many colours; variegated. 

  • Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity. 

noun
  • A jester's multicoloured clothes. 

  • An incongruous mixture. 

  • A jester; a fool. 

How often have the words calico and motley occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )