English-Thai Dictionary

miscellany

N เรื่อง เบ็ดเตล็ด  เรื่อง จิปาถะ  jumble collection rueng-bed-tra-led

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MISCELLANY

n.[L. miscellanea, from misceo, to mix. ] 1. A mass or mixture of various kinds; particularly,
2. A book or pamphlet containing a collection of compositions on various subjects, or a collection of various kinds of compositions.

 

MISCELLANY

a.Miscellaneous.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MISCELLANY

Mis "cel *la *ny, n.; pl. Miscellanies. Etym: [L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellanée, pl. miscellanées. See Miscellaneous. ]

 

Defn: A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp. , a collection of compositions on various subjects. 'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original, and sins actual. Hewyt.Miscellany madam, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a milliner. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

MISCELLANY

MISCELLANY Mis "cel *la *ny, a.

 

Defn: Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs. ] Bacon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

miscellany

mis cel la ny |ˈmisəˌlānē, miˈselənē ˈmɪsəˌleɪni | ▶noun ( pl. miscellanies ) a group or collection of different items; a mixture: Talkeetna was a random miscellany of log cabins. • a book containing a collection of pieces of writing by different authors. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French miscellanées (feminine plural ), from Latin miscellanea (see miscellanea ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

miscellany

miscellany |mɪˈsɛləni | ▶noun ( pl. miscellanies ) a group or collection of different items; a mixture: a miscellany of houses. • a book containing a collection of pieces of writing by different authors. DERIVATIVES miscellanist noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French miscellanées (feminine plural ), from Latin miscellanea (see miscellanea ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

miscellany

miscellany noun amid the miscellany on these shelves are some rare treasures: assortment, mixture, mélange, blend, variety, mixed bag, grab bag, mix, medley, diversity, assemblage, potpourri, pastiche, mishmash, ragbag, salmagundi, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hash; selection, collection, anthology, treasury.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

miscellany

miscellany noun a miscellany of poems by several hands: assortment, mixture, melange, blend, variety, mixed bag, mix, medley, diversity, collection, selection, assemblage, combination, motley collection, pot-pourri, conglomeration, jumble, mess, confusion, mishmash, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, ragbag, pastiche, patchwork, farrago, hash; informal scissors-and-paste job; rare gallimaufry, omnium gatherum, olio, salmagundi, macédoine.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

miscellany

mis cel la ny /mɪ́səlèɪni |mɪséləni /名詞 複 -nies C 1 (いろいろな物の )寄せ集め .2 〖しばしば -nies 〗論 [文 ]集, 雑録 .