Hypertext Webster Gateway: "miscellany"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Miscellany \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\, a.
Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
miscellany
n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a
great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a
variety of disorders" [syn: {assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed
bag}, {miscellanea}, {variety}, {potpourri}, {motley}]
2: an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads
etc. [syn: {florilegium}, {garland}]
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