Hypertext Webster Gateway: "medley"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Medley \Med"ley\, n.; pl. {Medleys}. [OE. medlee, OF. mesl['e]e,
medl['e]e, mell['e]e, F. m[^e]l['e]e. See {Meddle}, and cf.
{Mel['E]e}, {Mellay}.]
1. A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients,
usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often
used contemptuously.
This medley of philosophy and war. --Addison.
Love is a medley of endearments, jars, Suspicions,
reconcilements, wars. --W. Walsh.
2. The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to
hand engagement; a m[^e]l['e]e. [Obs.] --Holland.
3. (Mus.) A composition of passages detached from several
different compositions; a potpourri.
Note: Medley is usually applied to vocal, potpourri to
instrumental, compositions.
4. A cloth of mixed colors. --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Medley \Med"ley\, a.
1. Mixed; of mixed material or color. [Obs.] ``A medl['e]
coat.'' --Chaucer.
2. Mingled; confused. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
medley
n : a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or
other musical pieces from various sources [syn: {potpourri},
{pastiche}]
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