medley
medley is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a mêlée. [Obs.] Holland.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is the confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a mêlée. [Obs.] Holland called?
- What is a composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri. Note: Medley is usually applied to vocal, potpourri to instrumental, compositions called?
- What is mixed; of mixed material or color. [Obs.] "A medlè coat." Chaucer called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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