Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]

Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, variety

See Also: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection, farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag, range, salad, sampler, selection

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