Definition of Miscelany
Mis"cel*la*ny (?), n.; 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 (m&ibreve;s"s&ebreve;l*l&asl;*n&ybreve;),
a. Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.]
Bacon.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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