\Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,
meslin, fr. miscellane. See {Miscellane}.]
1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
   (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.
   (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
       rye. [Written also {meslin}, {mislin}, {maselyn},
       {mastlin}.]
2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
   (a) . [Obs.]
             Mead eke in a maselyn.            --Chaucer.

\Mas"lin\, a.
Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made
of rye mixed with a little wheat. [Written also {meslin},
{mislin}, etc.]