medley
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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medley † combat, conflict XIV; † combination, mixture XV; (in disparaging sense) XVII. — OF.
medlee, var. of
meslee (mod.
mêlée):- Rom. *
misculāta, sb. use of fem. pp. of *
misculāre MEDDLE.
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Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 8/31/2004; ; 539 words
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Essex
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Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
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Pancras, St
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