miscellane

English

Etymology

See miscellaneous and compare maslin.

Noun

miscellane (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; maslin; meslin.
   • 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

     the sowing at the wane of the moon is thought to make the corn sound : it hath not been practised , but it is thought to be of use to make some miscellane in corn ; as if you sow a few beans with wheat , your wheat will be the better

References

• “miscellane”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.