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miscellany |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\, n.; pl {Miscellanies}. [L. miscellanea, neut. pl of miscellaneus: cf F. miscellan['e]e, pl miscellan['e]es. See {Miscellaneous}.] A mass or mixture of various things a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects. 'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original, and sins actual. --Hewyt. {Miscellany madam}, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a milliner. [Obs.] --B. Jonson From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\, a. Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: miscellany n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders" [syn: {assortment}, {mixture}, {miscellanea}, {variety}, {potpourri}, {motley}] 2: an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc [syn: {florilegium}, {garland}]
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