From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\ (m[i^]s"s[e^]l*l[asl]*n[y^]), a.
Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original,
and sins actual. --Hewyt.
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{Miscellany madam}, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a
milliner. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn:
{assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany},
{miscellanea}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord},
{potpourri}, {motley}]
2: an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads
etc. [syn: {florilegium}, {garland}, {miscellany}]
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