miscellane

M3I1S1C3E1L1L1A1N1E1

noun

A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; maslin; meslin.

Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounmiscellane (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA mixture of two or more sorts of grain; maslin; meslin.

    the sowing at the wane of the moon is thought to make the corn sound : it hath not been practised , but it is thought to be of use to make some miscellane in corn ; as if you sow a few beans with wheat , your wheat will be the better

    1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC

Origin

See miscellaneous and compare maslin.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

miscellane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscellane

MLA

“miscellane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscellane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscellane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscellane.

Source: miscellane on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.