miscellanies

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miscellanies - 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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