Medleys

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Medley \Med"ley\, n.; pl. {Medleys}. [OE. medlee, OF. mesl['e]e,
     medl['e]e, mell['e]e, F. m[^e]l['e]e. See {Meddle}, and cf.
     {Mel['e]e}, {Mellay}.]
     1. A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients,
        usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often
        used contemptuously.


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              This medley of philosophy and war.    --Addison.
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              Love is a medley of endearments, jars,
              Suspicions, reconcilements, wars.     --W. Walsh.
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     2. The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to
        hand engagement; a m[^e]l['e]e. [Obs.] --Holland.
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     3. (Mus.) A composition of passages detached from several
        different compositions; a potpourri.
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     Note: Medley is usually applied to vocal, {potpourri} to
           instrumental, compositions.
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     4. A cloth of mixed colors. --Fuller.
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