mixed

Adjective
Synonyms: assortedmiscellaneousmotleysundry(a)interracial

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds“an arrangement of assorted spring flowers”“assorted sizes”“miscellaneous accessories”“a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music”“a motley crew”“sundry sciences commonly known as social — I.A.Richards”Synonyms: assortedmiscellaneousmotleysundry(a)
  2. involving or composed of different races“interracial schools”“a mixed neighborhood”Synonyms: interracial
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Mix \Mix\ (m[i^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mixed (m[i^]kst) (less properly Mixt); p. pr. & vb. n. Mixing.] [AS. miscan; akin to OHG. misken, G. mischen, Russ. mieshate, W. mysgu, Gael. measg, L. miscere, mixtum, Gr. mi`sgein, migny`nai, Skr. mi[,c]ra mixed. The English word has been influenced by L. miscere, mixtum (cf. Mixture), and even the AS. miscan may have been borrowed fr. L. miscere. Cf. Admix, Mash to bruise, Meddle.]

1.To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend; as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines. [1913 Webster]

Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To unite with in company; to join; to associate. [1913 Webster]

Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.— Hos. vii. 8.[1913 Webster]

3.To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different parts. [1913 Webster]

Hast thou no poison mixed?— Shak.[1913 Webster]
I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and civil considerations.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

4.To combine (two or more activities) within a specified or implied time frame; as, to mix studying and partying while at college. [PJC]

Mixed \Mixed\, a. Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See Mix, v. t. & i. [1913 Webster]

Mixed action (Law), a suit combining the properties of a real and a personal action.

Mixed angle, a mixtilineal angle.

Mixed fabric, a textile fabric composed of two or more kinds of fiber, as a poplin.

Mixed marriage, a marriage between persons of different races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman Catholic and a Protestant.

Mixed number, a whole number and a fraction taken together.

Mixed train, a railway train containing both passenger and freight cars.

Mixed voices (Mus.), voices of both males and females united in the same performance. [1913 Webster]

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