Cento

Zell's Condensed Dictionary · 1879 · p. 9

(sen'to,) (pl. CENTOES.) [L., a garment made of patchwork.] Originally, patchwork sewed together by a needle. -(Lit.) A poetical work, wholly composed of verses or pa ages taken from various authors, and disposed in a new order. - (Mus.) An opera composed of a variety of musical selections. [s. 158]