Mis`cel*la"ne*ous (?), a. [L.
miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed,
fr. miscere to mix. See Mix, and cf.
Miscellany.] Mixed; mingled; consisting of several
things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a
miscellaneous collection. "A miscellaneous
rabble." Milton. -- Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly,
adv. -- Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness,
n.