What does "medley" mean?
Medley: The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a mêlée. [Obs.] Holland.
Additional senses
- 2.(Mus.) A composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri. Note: Medley is usually applied to vocal, potpourri to instrumental, compositions.
- 3.A cloth of mixed colors. Fuller.
- 4.Mixed; of mixed material or color. [Obs.] "A medlè coat." Chaucer.
- 5.Mingled; confused. Dryden.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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