melee 1
/may"lay, may lay", mel"ay/ , n.
1. a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
2. confusion; turmoil; jumble: the melee of Christmas shopping.
Also, mêlée .
[ 1640-50; mêlée. See MEDLEY ]
melee 2
/may"lay, may lay"/ , n.
a group of diamonds, each weighing less than 0.25 carat.
[ 1910-15; orig. uncert. ]