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medley
(mass) | medley
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medley
(encz) | medley,směs n: Zdeněk Brož |
Medley
(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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Medley
(gcide) | Medley \Med"ley\, a.
1. Mixed; of mixed material or color. [Obs.] "A medl['e]
coat." --Chaucer.
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2. Mingled; confused. --Dryden.
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medley
(wn) | medley
n 1: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or
other musical pieces from various sources [syn: medley,
potpourri, pastiche] |
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medley
(mass) | medley
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chance-medley
(encz) | chance-medley, n: |
medley
(encz) | medley,směs n: Zdeněk Brož |
Chance-medley
(gcide) | Chance-medley \Chance"-med`ley\, n. [Chance + medley.]
1. (Law) The killing of another in self-defense upon a sudden
and unpremeditated encounter. See Chaud-Medley.
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Note: The term has been sometimes applied to any kind of
homicide by misadventure, or to any accidental killing
of a person without premeditation or evil intent, but,
in strictness, is applicable to such killing as happens
in defending one's self against assault. --Bouvier.
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2. Luck; chance; accident. --Milton. --Cowper.
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Chaud-medley
(gcide) | Chaud-medley \Chaud"-med`ley\, n. [F. chaude m[^e]l['e]e; chaud
hot + m[^e]ler (Formerly sometimes spelt medler) to mingle.]
(Law)
The killing of a person in an affray, in the heat of blood,
and while under the influence of passion, thus distinguished
from chance-medley or killing in self-defense, or in a casual
affray. --Burrill.
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Medleys
(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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chance-medley
(wn) | chance-medley
n 1: an unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense |
medley
(wn) | medley
n 1: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or
other musical pieces from various sources [syn: medley,
potpourri, pastiche] |
CHANCE-MEDLEY
(bouvier) | CHANCE-MEDLEY, criminal law. A sudden affray. This word is sometimes applied
to any kind of homicide by misadventure, but in strictness it is applicable
to such killing only as happens se defendendo. (q.v.) 4 Bl. Com. 184.
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