n.
(pl. medleys)
a varied mixture.
▸a collection of songs or other musical items performed as a continuous piece.
▸a swimming race in which contestants swim sections in different strokes.
v.
(past and past part. medleyed or medlied)
archaic make a medley of.
Etymology
ME (denoting hand-to-hand combat, also cloth made of variegated wool): from OFr. medlee, var. of meslee ‘melee’, based on med. L. misculare ‘to mix’; cf. meddle.
