06-23-2003, 04:49 PM
Main Entry: me·lee
Variant(s): also mê·lée /'mA-"lA, mA-'/
Function: noun
Etymology: French mêlée, from Old French meslee, from mesler to mix -- more at MEDDLE
Date: circa 1648
: a confused struggle; especially : a hand-to-hand fight among several people
Variant(s): also mê·lée /'mA-"lA, mA-'/
Function: noun
Etymology: French mêlée, from Old French meslee, from mesler to mix -- more at MEDDLE
Date: circa 1648
: a confused struggle; especially : a hand-to-hand fight among several people