Lewis & Short

miscellānĕus (miscill-), a, um, adj. [miscellus],

  1. I. mixed, miscellaneous (postAug.): turba, of all sorts, App. M. 3, p. 129 fin.
  2. II. Subst.: miscellānĕa, ōrum, n.
    1. A. A hash of different sorts of broken meat, a gallimaufry, hodge-podge, the coarse diet of gladiators, Juv. 11, 20.
    2. B. A writing on miscellaneous subjects: Miscellanea Ptolemaei, Tert. adv. Val. 12.