Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\, n.; pl. {Miscellanies}. [L.
   miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F.
   miscellan['e]e, pl. miscellan['e]es. See {Miscellaneous}.]
   A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a
   collection of compositions on various subjects.

         'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original,
         and sins actual.                         --Hewyt.

   {Miscellany madam}, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a
      milliner. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\, a.
   Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Source : WordNet®

miscellany
     n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a
          great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a
          variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of
          religions" [syn: {assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellanea},
           {variety}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord}, {potpourri}, {motley}]
     2: an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads
        etc. [syn: {florilegium}, {garland}]