Motley Motley Motley is the traditional costume of the court jester, fool, or the harlequin character in "commedia dell'arte". The harlequin wears a patchwork of red, green and blue diamonds that is still a fashion motif. The word "motley" is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as a cognate of "medley", although the unrelated "mottled" has also contributed to the meaning. The word is most commonly used as an adjective or noun, but is also seen as a verb and adverb. When used as a noun, it can mean "a varied mixture". As an adjective, it is generally disparaging — a
Jester State Prison Farm and directed in the film debut of Steven Spielberg; it was partially filmed here. Jester State Prison Farm The Jester State Prison Farm refers to a complex of Texas Department of Criminal Justice prisons for men in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas. Individually they are Jester I Unit, Carol Vance Unit (Jester II Unit), Jester III Unit, and Jester IV Unit. Texas State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway) bisects the prison property. Cornfields surround the Jester property. A portion of the property is within the Pecan Grove CDP. Previously the complex was known as Harlem, the Harlem Prison Farm, or the