Definitions for: Miscellany


[n] an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
[n] a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"



Webster (1913) Definition: Mis"cel*la*ny, n.; pl. Miscellanies. [L.
miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F.
miscellan['e]e, pl. miscellan['e]es. 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, a.
Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Synonyms: assortment, florilegium, garland, miscellanea, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, variety

See Also: accumulation, aggregation, anthology, assemblage, collection, farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag, range, sampler, selection

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