Emily Dickinson Lexicon

MIS'CEL-LA-NY, n. [Fr. miscellanées; Sp. miscelanea; L. miscellanea, from misceo, to mix; Ch. and Ar. מזג, to mix. Class Ms, No. 7.]

1. A mass or mixture of various kinds; particularly,
2. A book or pamphlet containing a collection of compositions on various subjects, or a collection of various kinds of compositions. Pope. Swift.