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Definition of Mishmash
1. Noun. A motley assortment of things.
Generic synonyms: Assortment, Miscellanea, Miscellany, Mixed Bag, Mixture, Motley, Potpourri, Salmagundi, Smorgasbord, Variety
Definition of Mishmash
1. n. A hotchpotch.
Definition of Mishmash
1. Noun. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mishmash
1. a confused mixture [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mishmash
Literary usage of Mishmash
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Account Book of Sir John Foulis of Ravelston 1671-1707 by John Foulis (1894)
"... shop w* alexr Glass, mishmash, tirri, etc. . .190 to wm douglas . ... and wattie
waddie drink when they ended ther work . .050 ' ' mishmash,' ..."
2. Derivatives Disclosure and Accounting: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on by U. S. Government Staff, United States, Senate, Congress, Subcommittee on Securities (1998)
"Why is a mishmash Inevitable? The FASB has produced a proposal in which various
assets, liabilities, and derivatives are treated differently: Some ..."
3. Publications by Scottish History Society, Dorset Record Society (1894)
"... suger w* Comr Murray, steps, etc. . . . .086 22 spent w* sr wait, seton, mishmash,
... shop w' alexr Glass, mishmash, tirri, etc. . .190 to wm douglas . ..."
4. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"... a mishmash," Florio, p. 95. " A confused or disordered heape of all things
together, a mishmash," Nomenclátor, p. 362. ..."
5. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"A confused or disordered heape of all things together: a mishmash, ... and bawling
clamor to come out ••»'• a mishmash and hotchpotch of most ..."
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