A jester's costume is called a motley. This comes from the name of the fabric. A motley fabric had various coloured threads. Jesters costumes were also made in a parti coloured pattern. However it is wrong to think that the motley or parti coloured costume is the only type of costume jesters wore. In fact the wore normal court clothes for most of the time and wore their jester's costume during special events.
A fool's costume in medieval times was called Motley.
MOTLEY
because jesters are evil
Jester's wore a costume called a motley. The motley had bright colours to brighten people's day. They usually wore a hat with three horns with a bell on each end to represent a donkey. They wore this just for laughs.by: Shannon
A Jesters' Staff
marotte
It's called a "zany."
Jesters, today they are called "Joey's"
Kabonger
Yes... They're usually called Jesters.
The Rolling Stones
court jesters would carry a mock scepter called a bauble which was adorned by a carved head or inflated bladder of an animal