a. [ L. miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See Mix, and cf. Miscellany. ] Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection. “A miscellaneous rabble.” Milton. -- Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ざつげい;ぞうげい, zatsugei ; zougei](n) (1) (See 猿楽・さるがく・1) various form of arts (e.g. acrobatics, magic, puppetery, sarugaku acrobatics performance); (2) (See 歌謡) miscellaneous songs popular from the end of the Heian period to the Kamakura period[Add to Longdo]
[しゃじん;とねり(gikun), shajin ; toneri (gikun)](n) (1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (arch) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (arch) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system); (4) (arch) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) (See 宮内省) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies[Add to Longdo]
[こじょく, kojoku](n) (1) (arch) girl-in-training (e.g. a geisha-in-training or a girl who performs miscellaneous tasks in a brothel); (2) (arch) (derog) (See 小童・こわっぱ) brat; scamp; rascal; jackanapes; (3) (arch) (original meaning) disciple; apprentice[Add to Longdo]