[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

miscellany \mis"cellany\, n.; pl. miscellanies. l.
   miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. f.
   miscellan'ee, pl. miscellan'ees. see miscellaneous.
   a mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a
   collection of compositions on various subjects.
   1913 webster

         't is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original,
         and sins actual.                         --hewyt.
   1913 webster

   miscellany madam, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a
      milliner. obs. --b. jonson.
      1913 webster
see also:
miscellanies miscellaneous miscellany madam 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

miscellany \mis"cellany\ mi^s"se^llaslny^, a.
   miscellaneous; heterogeneous. obs. --bacon.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

miscellany
     n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a
          great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a
          variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of
          religions" syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellanea,
           variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
     2: an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads
        etc. syn: florilegium, garland
see also:
assortment mixture mixed bag miscellanea variety salmagundi 
smorgasbord potpourri motley florilegium garland 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

79 moby thesaurus words for "miscellany":
   festschrift, album, all sorts, ana, analects, anthology,
   assemblage, assortment, beauties, brew, broad spectrum, canon,
   chrestomathy, clippings, collectanea, collected works, collection,
   colluvies, compilation, complete works, conglomerate,
   conglomeration, cuttings, delectus, diversity, excerpta, excerpts,
   extracts, florilegium, flowers, fragments, gallimaufry, garden,
   garland, gleanings, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpot, hotchpotch,
   job lot, jumble, magpie, mash, medley, melange, melee, mess,
   mingle-mangle, miscellanea, mishmash, mix, mixed bag, mixture,
   motley, oddments, odds and ends, olio, olla podrida, omnibus,
   omnium gatherum, omnium-gatherum, pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork,
   photograph album, posy, potpourri, quotation book, salad,
   salmagundi, sauce, scramble, scrapbook, smorgasbord, stew,
   sundries, symposium, variety, what you will

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