Medley
Medley , noun
[Old English medlee, Old French meslée, medlée, mellée, French mêlée. See Meddle, and compare Melée, Mellay.]
1.
A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used contemptuously.
This medley of philosophy and war.
Love is a medley of endearments, jars,
Suspicions, reconcilements, wars.
2.
The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a mêlée. [Obsolete] — Holland
3.
(Music) A composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri.
Medley is usually applied to vocal, potpourri to instrumental, compositions.
4.
A cloth of mixed colors. — Fuller
Medley , adjective
1.
Mixed; of mixed material or color. [Obsolete]
A medlé coat.
2.
Mingled; confused. — Dryden