Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)

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Miscellany (Page: 928)

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. [929]

Miscellany (Page: 929)

Mis"cel*la*ny (?), a. Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] Bacon.

Displaying 1 result(s) from the 1828 edition:

MIS''CELLANY, n. [L.miscellanea, from misceo, to mix.]

1. A mass or mixture of various kinds; particularly,

2. A book or pamphlet containing a collection of compositions on various subjects, or a collection of various kinds of compositions.

MIS''CELLANY, a. Miscellaneous.