mislin

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mislin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Maslin \Mas"lin\, a.
     Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made
     of rye mixed with a little wheat. [Written also meslin,
     mislin, etc.]
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  Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,
     meslin, fr. miscellane. See Miscellane.]
     1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
        (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.
        (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
            rye. [Written also meslin, mislin, maselyn,
            mastlin.]
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     2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
        (a) . [Obs.]
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                  Mead eke in a maselyn.            --Chaucer.
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  Mislin \Mis"lin\, n. & a.
     See Maslin.
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