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Webster 1913 Edition
Salmagundi
Salˊma-gun′di
,Noun.
[F.
salmigondis
, of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. salgama condita
, pl.; salgama
pickles + condita
preserved (see Condite
); or from the Countess Salmagondi
, lady of honor to Maria de Medici, who is said to have invented it; or cf. It. salame
salt meat, and F. salmis
a ragout.] 1.
A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
Johnson.
2.
Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany.
W. Irving.
Webster 1828 Edition
Salmagundi
SALMAGUN'DI
,Noun.
A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring with oil, vinegar, pepper and onions.
Salmiac, a contraction of sal ammoniac.