Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MES'LIN
MESH'YMES-MER'IC, or MES-MER'IC-AL
MES'LIN, n. [from Fr. mesler, mêler, to mix, or L. miscellaneus, from misceo, to mix.]
A mixture of different sorts of grain; in America, a mixture of wheat and rye.
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