Mis"cel*la*ny (?), n.; pl. Miscellanies (#). [L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellan'ee, pl. miscellan'ees. 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.
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Mis"cel*la*ny (?), a.
Miscellaneous; heterogeneous.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
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