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miscellany |
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miscellany [miss-sell-a-nee] Noun pl -nies a mixed assortment of items miscellanea, miscellany a varied collection, particularly a collection of literary works, extracts, fragments, etc., in book form. — miscellaneous, adj. See also: Booksa varied collection, particularly a collection of literary works, extracts, fragments, etc., in book form. — miscellaneous, adj. See also: Collections and CollectingMiscellany a mixture of various things; a medley, 1617; a collection of writings on various subjects. Examples: miscellany of Christians and Turks together, 1703; of deformities, 1620; of humours, 1668; of prose; of irreconcilable theorists, 1833; of trees, 1703.
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Under that, the miscellany began--a quadrant, a tin canikin, several sticks of tobacco, two brace of very handsome pistols, a piece of bar silver, an old Spanish watch and some other trinkets of little value and mostly of foreign make, a pair of compasses mounted with brass, and five or six curious West Indian shells. Carts, carriages every- where, the most astonishing miscellany of conveyances and horseflesh. The Martha and the Flibberty-Gibbet came and went, as did all the miscellany of coasting craft that dropped in to wait for a breeze and have a gossip, a drink or two, and a game of billiards. |
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