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• pell-mell — [ˌpel ˈmel] adv old fashioned [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: pesle mesle, from mesler to mix ] quickly and in an uncontrolled way ▪ The children ran pell mell out of school …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pell-mell — [pel′mel′] adv., adj. [Fr pêle mêle < OFr pesle mesle, redupl. < mesler, to mix] 1. in a jumbled, confused mass or manner; without order or method 2. in wild, disorderly haste; headlong n. a jumble; confusion; disorder: Also pellmell …   English World dictionary

• pell-mell — /pel mel /, adv. 1. in disorderly, headlong haste; in a recklessly hurried manner. 2. in a confused or jumbled mass, crowd, manner, etc.: The crowd rushed pell mell into the store when the doors opened. adj. 3. indiscriminate; disorderly;… …   Universalium

• Mel Patton — Olympic medal record Men s athletics Competitor for the  United States Gold 1948 London 200 metre …   Wikipedia

• pell-mell — UK [ˌpel ˈmel] / US [ˌpelˌˈel] adverb in a quick and uncontrolled way …   English dictionary

• pell-mell — /pɛl ˈmɛl / (say pel mel) adverb 1. in an indiscriminate medley; in a confused mass or crowd. 2. in disorderly, headlong haste. –adjective 3. indiscriminate; disorderly; tumultuous. –noun 4. an indiscriminate medley. 5. violent and confused… …  

• Dave Pell — (born February 26, 1925) is an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader born in New York City. Pell first played in his teens with the big bands of Tony Pastor, Bob Astor, and Bobby Sherwood, and then moved to California in the middle of the… …   Wikipedia

• Dave Pell — David Dave Pell (* 26. Februar 1925 in Brooklyn, New York) ist ein US amerikanischer Jazzmusiker (Saxophonist, Bandleader, Arrangeur, Komponist und Produzent. Dave Pell spielte ab Anfang der 1940er Jahre mit Bob Astor, Tony Pastor und Bobby… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Master Juba — Portrait of Boz s Juba from an 1848 London playbill Master Juba (ca. 1825 – ca. 1852 or 1853) was an African American dancer active in the 1840s. He was one of the first black performers in the United States to play onstage for white audiences… …   Wikipedia

• Jack Sperling — (August 171922 February 262004) was an American Big Band, television and studio drummer. He was a recording artist, versatile jazz combo and dynamic Dixieland musician. CareerIn 1941 he played with trumpeter Bunny Berigan. After the end of World… …   Wikipedia