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motley collection

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mot´ley col`lec´tion
n.1.A collection of objects of various kinds; a hodgepodge; a medley; a confused mixture; an omnium gatherum.


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There were a couple of forms, notched and cut and inked all over; a small deal desk perched on four legs, at which no doubt the master sat; a few dog's-eared books upon a high shelf; and beside them a motley collection of peg-tops, balls, kites, fishing-lines, marbles, half-eaten apples, and other confiscated property of idle urchins.
 
 
 
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