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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Larceny \Lar"ce*ny\, n.; pl {Larcenies}. [F. larcin, OE larrecin L. latrocinium fr latro robber, mercenary, hired servant; cf Gr (?) hired servant. Cf {Latrociny}.] (Law) The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same theft. Cf {Embezzlement}. {Grand larceny} & {Petit larceny are} distinctions having reference to the nature or value of the property stolen. They are abolished in England. {Mixed}, or {Compound, larceny}, that which under statute, includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building or the person. {Simple larceny}, that which is not accompanied with any aggravating circumstances. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mixed \Mixed\, a. Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See {Mix}, v. t. & i. {Mixed action} (Law), a suit combining the properties of a real and a personal action {Mixed angle}, a mixtilineal angle. {Mixed fabric}, a textile fabric composed of two or more kinds of fiber, as a poplin. {Mixed marriage}, a marriage between persons of different races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman Catholic and a Protestant. {Mixed number}, a whole number and a fraction taken together. {Mixed train}, a railway train containing both passenger and freight cars. {Mixed voices} (Mus.), voices of both males and females united in the same performance. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mix \Mix\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mixed}(less properly {Mixt}); p. pr & vb n. {Mixing}.] [AS. miscan akin to OHG. misken, G. mischen Russ. mieshate W. mysgu, Gael. measg, L. miscere mixtum Gr ?, ?, Skr. mi[,c]ra mixed. The English word has been influenced by L. miscere mixtum (cf. {Mixture}), and even the AS miscan may have been borrowed fr L. miscere Cf {Admix}, {Mash} to bruise, {Meddle}.] 1. To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of as of two or more substances with each other or of one substance with others to unite or blend into one mass or compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend; as to mix flour and salt; to mix wines. Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words --Shak. 2. To unite with in company; to join to associate. Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people. --Hos. vii. 8. 3. To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different parts Hast thou no poison mixed? --Shak. I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and civil considerations. --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mixed adj 1: caused to combine or unite [syn: {amalgamated}, {intermingled}, {integrated}] 2: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: {assorted}, {miscellaneous}, {motley}, {sundry(a)}] 3: involving or composed of different races; "interracial schools"; "a mixed neighborhood" [syn: {interracial}] 4: of inferior or mixed breed; "a cur dog"; "an underbred dog" [syn: {cur(a)}, {mongrel(a)}, {scrub(a)}, {underbred}]
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