\Pell`mell"\, adv. [F. p[^e]le-m[^e]le, prob. fr. pelle
a shovel + m[^e]ler to mix, as when different kinds of grain
are heaped up and mixed with a shovel. See {Pell} shovel,
{Medley}.]
In utter confusion; with confused violence. ``Men, horses,
chariots, crowded pellmell.'' --Milton.