Defn: A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; — now called maslin and meslin. Bacon.
MISCELLANEA
Mis"cel*la"ne*a, n. pl. Etym: [L. See Miscellany.]
Defn: A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mis`cel*la"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous,
fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See Mix, and cf.
Miscellany.]
Defn: Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection. "A miscellaneous rabble." Milton. — Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly, adv. — Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness, n.
MISCELLANIST
Mis"cel*la*nist, n.
Defn: A writer of miscellanies; miscellanarian.
MISCELLANY
Mis"cel*la*ny, n.; pl. Miscellanies. Etym: [L. miscellanea, neut. pl.
of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellanée, pl. miscellanées. See
Miscellaneous.]
Defn: 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.
MISCELLANY
Mis"cel*la*ny, a.