miscellaneus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

miscellānĕus (miscill-), a, um, adj. [miscellus],

I mixed, miscellaneous (postAug.): turba, of all sorts , Ap. Met. 3, 2, 3.—

II Subst.: miscellānĕa , ōrum, n.

A A hash of different sorts of broken meat, a gallimaufry, hodge-podge , the coarse diet of gladiators, Juv. 11, 20.—

B A writing on miscellaneous subjects : Miscellanea Ptolemaei, Tert. adv. Val. 12.