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Medley
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used contemptuously. This medley of philosophy and war. Addison. Love is a medley of endearments, jars, Suspicions, reconcilements, wars. W. Walsh.
2. The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a mêlée. [Obs.] Holland.
3. A composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri.
4. A cloth of mixed colors. Fuller.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Mixed; of mixed material or color. [Obs.] "A medlè coat." Chaucer.
2. Mingled; confused. Dryden.