| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Mixture.[Websters]
2. A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc., used as a mordant for gold leaf.[Websters]. | |
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Date "MIXTION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Mixtion \Mix"tion\, noun. [Latin expression mixtio, mistio: compare to the French expression mixtion. See Mistion, Mix.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: MIXTION
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] Mixture; promiscuous assemblage.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Law | MIXTION. The putting of different goods or chattels together in such a manner that they can no longer be separated; as putting the wines of two different persons into the same barrel, the grain of several persons into the same bag, and the like. 2. The intermixture may be occasioned by the willful act of the party, or owner of one of the articles; by the willful act of a stranger; by the negligence of the owner or a stranger; of by accident. See, as to the rights of the parties under each of these circumstances, the article Confusion of goods. Vide Aso & Man. Inst. B. 2, t. (references) | ||
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