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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Larceny \Lar"ce*ny\, n.; pl. {Larcenies}. [F. larcin, OE.
larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired
servant; cf. Gr. (?) hired servant. Cf. {Latrociny}.] (Law)
The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with
intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf.
{Embezzlement}.
{Grand larceny} & {Petit larceny are} distinctions having
reference to the nature or value of the property stolen.
They are abolished in England.
{Mixed}, or {Compound, larceny}, that which, under statute,
includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building
or the person.
{Simple larceny}, that which is not accompanied with any
aggravating circumstances.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mixed \Mixed\, a.
Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See {Mix}, v. t.
& i.
{Mixed action} (Law), a suit combining the properties of a
real and a personal action.
{Mixed angle}, a mixtilineal angle.
{Mixed fabric}, a textile fabric composed of two or more
kinds of fiber, as a poplin.
{Mixed marriage}, a marriage between persons of different
races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman
Catholic and a Protestant.
{Mixed number}, a whole number and a fraction taken together.
{Mixed train}, a railway train containing both passenger and
freight cars.
{Mixed voices} (Mus.), voices of both males and females
united in the same performance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mix \Mix\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mixed}(less properly {Mixt}); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Mixing}.] [AS. miscan; akin to OHG. misken, G.
mischen, Russ. mieshate, W. mysgu, Gael. measg, L. miscere,
mixtum, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. mi[,c]ra mixed. The English word has
been influenced by L. miscere, mixtum (cf. {Mixture}), and
even the AS. miscan may have been borrowed fr. L. miscere.
Cf. {Admix}, {Mash} to bruise, {Meddle}.]
1. To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of,
as of two or more substances with each other, or of one
substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or
compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend;
as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines.
Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words. --Shak.
2. To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.
--Hos. vii. 8.
3. To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together
of ingredients; to compound of different parts.
Hast thou no poison mixed? --Shak.
I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and
civil considerations. --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mixed
adj 1: caused to combine or unite [syn: {amalgamated}, {intermingled},
{integrated}]
2: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
(even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of
assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous
accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary
music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known
as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: {assorted}, {miscellaneous},
{motley}, {sundry(a)}]
3: involving or composed of different races; "interracial
schools"; "a mixed neighborhood" [syn: {interracial}]
4: of inferior or mixed breed; "a cur dog"; "an underbred dog"
[syn: {cur(a)}, {mongrel(a)}, {scrub(a)}, {underbred}]
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