n.; pl. Medleys [ OE. medlee, OF. meslée, medlée, mellée, F. mêlée. See Meddle, and cf. Melée, Mellay. ] 1. A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used contemptuously. [ 1913 Webster ]

This medley of philosophy and war. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Love is a medley of endearments, jars,
Suspicions, reconcilements, wars. W. Walsh. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a mêlée. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mus.) A composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Medley is usually applied to vocal, potpourri to instrumental, compositions. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A cloth of mixed colors. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Medley

a. 1. Mixed; of mixed material or color. [ Obs. ] “A medlé coat.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Mingled; confused. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

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メドレー

[medore-](n) medley; (P)#10079[Add to Longdo]

いちこめ

[ichikome](n) (abbr) (from 100メートル個人メドレー) 100 metre individual medley (swimming)[Add to Longdo]

にこめ

[nikome](n) (abbr) (from 200メートル個人メドレー) 200 metre individual medley (swimming)[Add to Longdo]

メドレーリレー

[medore-rire-](n) medley relay; (P)[Add to Longdo]

一緒くた

[いっしょくた, isshokuta](adj-na, n) medley; heterogenous mixture[Add to Longdo]

寄せ集め(P);寄集め

[よせあつめ, yoseatsume](n) mish-mash; miscellany; medley; odds and ends; gathering; (P)[Add to Longdo]

吹き寄せ

[ふきよせ, fukiyose](n) medley (of food, songs, etc.)[Add to Longdo]

組歌;組唄;組み歌;組み唄

[くみうた, kumiuta](n) var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs[Add to Longdo]

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