potpourri

[Fr. pot pot, and pourri, pa. par. of pourrir =to putrefy, to boil very much.] I. Lit .: A dish of various kinds of meat and vegetables cooked together. II. Figuratively : 1. A mixture of rose-leaves and various spices, kept in jars or other ve els as a scent. 2. A vase or bouquet of flowers used to perfume a room. 3. In music, a medley; a collection of various tunes linked together; a capriccio or fantasia on popular melodies. 4. A literary composition made up of several parts put together without any unity of plot or plan. *pot-shop, s. A low public house, a pot-house. pot-shot, s. 1. A shot fired for the sake of filling the bag or pot, without regard to the nature, condition, or appearance of the animal shot. ( Eng .) 2. A shot fired without any deliberate aim. 3. A shot at an enemy from behind a tree, or from an ambush. drink.