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Definition of Salmagundi
1. Noun. A collection containing a variety of sorts of things. "A veritable smorgasbord of religions"
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Specialized synonyms: Grab Bag, Witch's Brew, Witches' Brew, Witches' Broth, Range, Selection, Farrago, Gallimaufry, Hodgepodge, Hotchpotch, Melange, Mingle-mangle, Mishmash, Oddments, Odds And Ends, Omnium-gatherum, Ragbag, Alphabet Soup, Sampler
Derivative terms: Mix, Motley, Motley
2. Noun. Cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing.
Definition of Salmagundi
1. n. A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
Definition of Salmagundi
1. Noun. A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions. ¹
2. Noun. Hence, any mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Salmagundi
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Salmagundi
Literary usage of Salmagundi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"salmagundi 1807 We have no hesitation in saying at the outset, that we consider
the good papers of "salmagundi," and the greater part of the Knickerbocker, ..."
2. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries by John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Martha Joanna Lamb, Henry Phelps Johnston, Nathan Gilbert Pond, William Abbatt (1887)
"This house — still standing, built all about by modern Newark — is the Cockloft
Hall of salmagundi, as we may see it in that delicious bit of humorous ..."
3. History of American Verse (1610-1897) by James Lawrence Onderdonk (1901)
"... but the "salmagundi " and the " Croaker " Papers were certain to find readers
and provoke comment. The " salmagundi Papers " appeared in 1807 and ..."
4. History of American Verse (1610-1897) by James Lawrence Onderdonk (1901)
"The " salmagundi Papers " appeared in 1807 and were abandoned at the end of a
year, though an effort was made to revive them in 1819. ..."
5. History of the United States of America Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1910)
"salmagundi introduced to the public two genuine American literary men, and the
first of the kind, in John K. Paulding and Washington Irving, writers whose ..."
6. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"salmagundi 1807 We have no hesitation in saying at the outset, that we consider
the good papers of "salmagundi," and the greater part of the Knickerbocker, ..."
7. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries by John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Martha Joanna Lamb, Henry Phelps Johnston, Nathan Gilbert Pond, William Abbatt (1887)
"This house — still standing, built all about by modern Newark — is the Cockloft
Hall of salmagundi, as we may see it in that delicious bit of humorous ..."
8. History of American Verse (1610-1897) by James Lawrence Onderdonk (1901)
"... but the "salmagundi " and the " Croaker " Papers were certain to find readers
and provoke comment. The " salmagundi Papers " appeared in 1807 and ..."
9. History of American Verse (1610-1897) by James Lawrence Onderdonk (1901)
"The " salmagundi Papers " appeared in 1807 and were abandoned at the end of a
year, though an effort was made to revive them in 1819. ..."
10. History of the United States of America Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1910)
"salmagundi introduced to the public two genuine American literary men, and the
first of the kind, in John K. Paulding and Washington Irving, writers whose ..."
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