miscellany

Noun
Synonyms: assortmentmixturemixed bagmiscellaneavarietysalmagundismorgasbordpotpourrimotleyflorilegiumgarland

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  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”Synonyms: assortmentmixturemixed bagmiscellaneavarietysalmagundismorgasbordpotpourrimotley
  2. an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.Synonyms: florilegiumgarland
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\ (m[i^]s"s[e^]l*l[asl]*n[y^]), a. Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original, and sins actual. --Hewyt. [1913 Webster]

Miscellany madam, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a milliner. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

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