The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maslin \Mas"lin\, a.
Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made
of rye mixed with a little wheat. [Written also meslin,
mislin, etc.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,
meslin, fr. miscellane. See Miscellane.]
1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
(a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.
(b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
rye. [Written also meslin, mislin, maselyn,
mastlin.]
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2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
(a) . [Obs.]
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Mead eke in a maselyn. --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Miscellane \Mis"cel*lane\, n. [See Miscellaneous, and cf.
Maslin.]
A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called
maslin and meslin. --Bacon.
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