n. [ OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin, meslin, fr. miscellane. See Miscellane. ] 1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially: (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass. (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and rye. [ Written also meslin, mislin, maselyn, mastlin. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A vessel made of maslin, 1 (a). [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made of rye mixed with a little wheat. [ Written also meslin, mislin, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]