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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Larceny \Lar"ce*ny\, n.; pl. {Larcenies}. [F. larcin, OE.
   larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired
   servant; cf. Gr. (?) hired servant. Cf. {Latrociny}.] (Law)
   The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with
   intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf.
   {Embezzlement}.

   {Grand larceny} & {Petit larceny are} distinctions having
      reference to the nature or value of the property stolen.
      They are abolished in England.

   {Mixed}, or {Compound, larceny}, that which, under statute,
      includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building
      or the person.

   {Simple larceny}, that which is not accompanied with any
      aggravating circumstances.

Mixed \Mixed\, a.
   Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See {Mix}, v. t.
   & i.

   {Mixed action} (Law), a suit combining the properties of a
      real and a personal action.

   {Mixed angle}, a mixtilineal angle.

   {Mixed fabric}, a textile fabric composed of two or more
      kinds of fiber, as a poplin.

   {Mixed marriage}, a marriage between persons of different
      races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman
      Catholic and a Protestant.

   {Mixed number}, a whole number and a fraction taken together.
      

   {Mixed train}, a railway train containing both passenger and
      freight cars.

   {Mixed voices} (Mus.), voices of both males and females
      united in the same performance.

Mix \Mix\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mixed}(less properly {Mixt}); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Mixing}.] [AS. miscan; akin to OHG. misken, G.
   mischen, Russ. mieshate, W. mysgu, Gael. measg, L. miscere,
   mixtum, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. mi[,c]ra mixed. The English word has
   been influenced by L. miscere, mixtum (cf. {Mixture}), and
   even the AS. miscan may have been borrowed fr. L. miscere.
   Cf. {Admix}, {Mash} to bruise, {Meddle}.]
   1. To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of,
      as of two or more substances with each other, or of one
      substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or
      compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend;
      as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines.

            Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words. --Shak.

   2. To unite with in company; to join; to associate.

            Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.
                                                  --Hos. vii. 8.

   3. To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together
      of ingredients; to compound of different parts.

            Hast thou no poison mixed?            --Shak.

            I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and
            civil considerations.                 --Bacon.

Source : WordNet®

mixed
     adj 1: caused to combine or unite [syn: {amalgamated}, {intermingled},
             {integrated}]
     2: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
        (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of
        assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous
        accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary
        music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known
        as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: {assorted}, {miscellaneous},
         {motley}, {sundry(a)}]
     3: involving or composed of different races; "interracial
        schools"; "a mixed neighborhood" [syn: {interracial}]
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