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Salmagundi Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Salmagundi? [n] cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing [n] a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Salmagundi: assortment \| miscellanea \| miscellany \| mixed bag \| mixture \| motley \| potpourri \| variety Related Terms \| Find terms related to Salmagundi: See Also \| accumulation \| aggregation \| assemblage \| collection \| farrago \| hodgepodge \| hotchpotch \| melange \| mingle-mangle \| mishmash \| oddments \| odds and ends \| omnium-gatherum \| ragbag \| range \| salad \| sampler \| selection Salmagundi In Webster's Dictionary \Sal`ma*gun"di\, n. [F. salmigondis, of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. salgama condita, pl.; salgama pickles + condita preserved (see {Condite}); or from the Countess Salmagondi, lady of honor to Maria de Medici, who is said to have invented it; or cf. It. salame salt meat, and F. salmis a ragout.] 1. A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions. --Johnson. 2. Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany. --W. Irving. As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king. --Dickens. 5. (Mech.) A tool or machine for shaving. {A note shaver}, a person who buys notes at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest. [Cant, U.S.]

Salmagundi Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Salmagundi?

[n] cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing
[n] a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"

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Salmagundi In Webster's Dictionary

\Sal`ma*gun"di\, n. [F. salmigondis, of uncertain
origin; perhaps from L. salgama condita, pl.; salgama pickles
+ condita preserved (see {Condite}); or from the Countess
Salmagondi, lady of honor to Maria de Medici, who is said to
have invented it; or cf. It. salame salt meat, and F. salmis
a ragout.]
1. A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil,
   vinegar, pepper, and onions. --Johnson.

2. Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or
   medley; a potpourri; a miscellany. --W. Irving.


As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am
   on a chase in the name of the king.         --Dickens.

5. (Mech.) A tool or machine for shaving.

{A note shaver}, a person who buys notes at a discount
   greater than the legal rate of interest. [Cant, U.S.]

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