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Webster 1913 Edition


Miscellany

Mis′cel-la-ny

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Miscellanies
(#)
.
[L.
miscellanea
, neut. pl. of.
miscellaneus
: cf. F.
miscellanée
, pl.
miscellanées
. 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.

Mis′cel-la-ny

(mĭs′sĕl-lā̍-ny̆)
,
Adj.
Miscellaneous; heterogeneous.
[Obs.]
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Miscellany

MIS'CELLANY

,
Noun.
[L.miscellanea, from misceo, to mix.]
1.
A mass or mixture of various kinds; particularly,
2.
A book or pamphlet containing a collection of compositions on various subjects, or a collection of various kinds of compositions.

MIS'CELLANY

,
Adj.
Miscellaneous.

Definition 2024


miscellany

miscellany

English

Noun

miscellany (plural miscellanies)

  1. Miscellaneous items.
  2. A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.

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