MISCELLANIES

Noun

miscellanies

plural of miscellany

Source: Wiktionary


MISCELLANY

Mis"cel*la*ny, n.; pl. Miscellanies. Etym: [L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellanée, pl. miscellanées. See Miscellaneous.]

Definition: 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.

Mis"cel*la*ny, a.

Definition: Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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