miscellany

& a. [Fr. mis cell anée, miscel lanées, from Lat. miscellanea, neut. pl. of miscella neus miscellaneous (q. v.).] A. As substantive: 1. A mixture or ma composed of various things. 2. Specif .: A book or magazine containing a number of compositions on miscellaneous subjects; a collection of various kinds of treatises, e ays, . "Sprat, Carew, Sedley, and a hundred more, Like twinkling stars the miscellanies o'er." Pope: Satires, v. 110. *B. As adj .: Miscellaneous, various, diverse. *miscellany-madame, s . A female dealer in miscellaneous articles, as of female attire, ornaments, . "As a miscellany -madame, I would invent new tyres."Ben Jonson: Cynthia's Revels , iv. 1. *mis-çěn-sure (s as sh), v . t . [Pref. mis- , and Eng. censure (q. v.).] To misjudge. "If we misc ensure your actions." -Daniel : Hist. Eng ., p. 101. *mis-çěn-tër, v. t . [Pref. mis- , and Eng. center (q. v.).] To center or concentrate on a wrong object; to direct or fix wrongly. "They had misplaced, misc entered their hopes." Donne: Devotion, p. 134. *mis-chăl-lenge, s. [Pref. mis-, and English challenge (q.v.).] A false challenge. "The meede of thy mischallenge and abet." Spenser: F. Q., IV. iii. 11.