The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\ (m[i^]s"s[e^]l*l[asl]*n[y^]), a.
   Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]