Defn: Dislike; disapprobation; aversion.
MISLIKERMis*lik"er, n.
Defn: One who dislikes.
MISLIKINGMis*lik"ing, n.
Defn: Dislike; aversion.
MISLINMis"lin, n. & a.
Defn: See Maslin.
MISLIVEMis*live", v. i.
Defn: To live amiss.
MISLODGEMis*lodge", v. t.
Defn: To lodge amiss. [Obs.]
MISLUCKMis*luck", n.
Defn: Ill luck; misfortune.
MISLYMis"ly, a.
Defn: Raining in very small drops.
MISMAKEMis*make", v. t.
Defn: To make or form amiss; to spoil in making. "Limping possibilities of mismade human nature." Mrs. Browning.
MISMAKEMis*make" (mis*mak"), v. t.
Defn: To make or form amiss; to spoil in making. "Limping possibilities of mismade human nature." Mrs. Browning.
MISMANAGEMis*man"age, v. t. & i.
Defn: To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.
MISMANAGEMENTMis*man"age*ment, n.
Defn: Wrong or bad management; as, he failed through mismagement.
MISMANAGERMis*man"a*ger, n.
Defn: One who manages ill.
MISMARKMis*mark", v. t.
Defn: To mark wrongly.
MISMATCHMis*match", v. t.
Defn: To match unsuitably.
MISMATEMis*mate", v. t.
Defn: To mate wrongly or unsuitably; as, to mismate gloves or shoes; a mismated couple.
MISMEASUREMis*meas"ure, v. t.
Defn: To measure or estimate incorrectly.
MISMEASUREMENTMis*meas"ure*ment, n.
Defn: Wrong measurement.
MISMETERMis*me"ter, v. t.
Defn: To give the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse. [R.]Chaucer.
MISNAMEMis*name", v. t.
Defn: To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to.
MISNOMERMis*no"mer, n. Etym: [OF. pref. mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus less) +F. nommer to name, L. nominare, fr. nomen name. See Name.]
Defn: The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title. Many of the changes, by a great misnomer, called parliamentary "reforms". Burke. The word "synonym" is fact a misnomer. Whatel
MISNOMERMis*no"mer, v. t.
Defn: To misname. [R.]
MISNUMBERMis*num"ber, v. t.
Defn: To number wrongly.
MISNURTUREMis*nur"ture, v. t.
Defn: To nurture or train wrongly; as, to misnurture children. Bp.Hall.
MISOBEDIENCEMis`o*be"di*ence, n.
Defn: Mistaken obedience; disobedience. [Obs.] Milton.
MISOBSERVEMis`ob*serve", v. t.
Defn: To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing. Locke.
MISOBSERVERMis`ob*serv"er, n.
Defn: One who misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.
MISOGAMISTMi*sog"a*mist, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A hater of marriage.
MISOGAMYMi*sog"a*my, n. Etym: [Cf. F. misogamie.]
Defn: Hatre
MISOGYNISTMi*sog"y*nist, n. Etym: [Gr. misogyne.]
Defn: A woman hater. Fuller.
MISOGYNOUSMi*sog"y*nous, a.
Defn: Hating women.
MISOGYNYMi*sog"y*ny, n. Etym: [Gr. misogynie.]
Defn: Hatred of women. Johnson.
MISOLOGYMi*sol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Hatred of argument or discussion; hatred of enlightenment. G.H. Lewes.
MISOPINIONMis`o*pin"ion, n.
Defn: Wrong opinion. [Obs.]
MISORDERMis*or"der, v. t.
Defn: To order ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly. [Obs.]Shak.
MISORDERMis*or"der, n.
Defn: Irregularity; disorder. [Obs.] Camden.
MISORDERLYMis*or"der*ly, a.
Defn: Irregular; disorderly. [Obs.]
MISORDINATIONMis*or`di*na"tion, n.
Defn: Wrong ordination.
MISOTHEISMMis"o*the`ism, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Hatred of God. De Quincey.
MISPAINTMis*paint", v. t.
Defn: To paint ill, or wrongly.
MISPASSIONMis*pas"sion, n.
Defn: Wrong passion or feeling. [Obs.]
MISPAYMis*pay", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Appay.]
Defn: To dissatisfy. [Obs.]
MISPELL; MISPENDMis*pell", v. t., Mis*pend" (, v. t., etc.
Defn: See Misspell, Misspend, etc.
MISPENSEMis*pense", n.
Defn: See Misspense. Bp. Hall.
MISPERCEPTIONMis`per*cep"tion, n.
Defn: Erroneous perception.
MISPERSUADEMis`per*suade", v. t.
Defn: To persuade amiss.
MISPERSUASIONMis`per*sua"sion, n.
Defn: A false persuasion; wrong notion or opinion. Dr. H. More.
MISPICKELMis*pick"el, n. Etym: [G.] (Min.)
Defn: Arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite.
MISPLACEMis*place", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misplaced; p. pr. & vb. n.Misplacing.]
Defn: To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence.
MISPLACEMENTMis*place"ment, n.
Defn: The act of misplacing, or the state of being misplaced.
MISPLEADMis*plead", v. i.
Defn: To err in pleading.
MISPLEADINGMis*plead"ing, n. (Law)
Defn: An error in pleading.
MISPOINTMis*point", v. t.
Defn: To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly.
MISPOLICYMis*pol"i*cy, n.
Defn: Wrong policy; impolicy.
MISPRACTICEMis*prac"tice, n.
Defn: Wrong practice.
MISPRAISEMis*praise", v. t.
Defn: To praise amiss.
MISPRINTMis*print", v. t.
Defn: To print wrong.
MISPRINTMis*print", n.
Defn: A mistake in printing; a deviation from the copy; as, a book full of misprints.
MISPRISEMis*prise", v. t.
Defn: See Misprize. [Obs.] Shak.
MISPRISE Mis*prise", v. t. Etym: [OF. mesprise mistake, F. méprise, fr. mespris, masc., mesprise, fem., p. p. of mesprendre to mistake; F. méprendre; pref. mes- amiss + prendre to take, L. prehendere.]
Defn: To mistake. [Obs.] Shak.
MISPRISIONMis*pri"sion, n. Etym: [LL. misprisio, or OF. mesprison, prop., amistaking, but confused with OF. mespris contempt, F. mépris. See 2dMisprise, Misprize, Prison.]
1. The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake. [Archaic] Fuller. The misprision of this passage has aided in fostering the delusive notion. Hare.
2. Neglect; undervaluing; contempt. [Obs.] Shak.
3. (Law)
Defn: A neglect, negligence, or contempt.
Note: In its larger and older sense it was used to signify "every considerable misdemeanor which has not a certain name given to it in the law." Russell. In a more modern sense it is applied exclusively to two offenses: —1. Misprision of treason, which is omission to notify the authorities of an act of treason by a person cognizant thereof. Stephen. 2. Misprision of felony, which is a concealment of a felony by a person cognizant thereof. Stephen.
MISPRIZEMis*prize", v. t. Etym: [OF. mesprisier to deprise, F. mépriser;pref. amiss, wrong (L. minus less + LL. pretium price. See price,Prize, v.]
Defn: To slight or undervalue.O, for those vanished hours, so much misprized! Hillhouse.I do not blame them, madam, nor misprize. Mrs. Browning.
MISPROCEEDINGMis`pro*ceed"ing, n.
Defn: Wrong or irregular proceding.
MISPROFESSMis`pro*fess", v. i.
Defn: To make a false profession; to make pretensions to skill which is not possessed.
MISPROFESSMis`pro*fess", v. t.
Defn: To make a false profession of.
MISPRONOUNCE Mis`pro*nounce", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Mispronounced; p. pr. & vb. n. Mispronouncing.]
Defn: To pronounce incorrectly.
MISPRONUNCIATIONMis`pro*nun`ci*a"tion ( or ), n.
Defn: Wrong or improper pronunciation.
MISPROPORTIONMis`pro*por"tion, v. t.
Defn: To give wrong proportions to; to join without due proportion.
MISPROUDMis*proud", a.
Defn: Viciously proud. [Obs.] Shak.
MISPUNCTUATEMis*punc"tu*ate, v. t.
Defn: To punctuate wrongly or incorrectly.
MISQUOTATIONMis`quo*ta"tion, n.
Defn: Erroneous or inaccurate quotation.
MISQUOTEMis*quote", v. t. & i.
Defn: To quote erroneously or incorrectly. Shak.
MISRAISEMis*raise", v. t.
Defn: To raise or exite unreasonable. "Misraised fury." Bp. Hall.
MISRATEMis*rate", v. t.
Defn: To rate erroneously.
MISREADMis*read", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misread; p. pr. & vb. n. Misreading.]
Defn: To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.
MISRECEIVEMis`re*ceive", v. t.
Defn: To receive wrongly.
MISRECITALMis`re*cit"al, n.
Defn: An inaccurate recital.
MISRECITEMis`re*cite", v. t. & i.
Defn: To recite erroneously.
MISRECKONMis*reck"on, v. t. & i.
Defn: To reckon wrongly; to miscalculate. Swift.
MISRECKONINGMis*reck"on*ing, n.
Defn: An erroneous computation.
MISRECOLLECTMis*rec`ol*lect", v. t. & i.
Defn: To have an erroneous remembrance of; to suppose erroneously that one recollects. Hitchcock.
MISRECOLLECTIONMis*rec`ol*lec"tion, n.
Defn: Erroneous or inaccurate recollection.
MISREFORMMis`re*form", v. t.
Defn: To reform wrongly or imperfectly.
MISREGARDMis`re*gard", n.
Defn: Wrong understanding; misconstruction. [Obs.] Spenser.
MISREGULATEMis*reg"u*late, v. t.
Defn: To regulate wrongly or imperfectly; to fail to regulate.
MISREHEARSEMis`re*hearse", v. t.
Defn: To rehearse or quote incorrectly. Sir T. More.
MISRELATEMis`re*late", v. t.
Defn: To relate inaccurately.
MISRELATIONMis`re*la"tion, n.
Defn: Erroneous relation or narration. Abp. Bramhall.
MISRELIGIONMis`re*li"gion, n.
Defn: False religion. [R.]
MISREMEMBERMis`re*mem"ber, v. t. & i.
Defn: To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly. Sir T.More.
MISRENDERMis*ren"der, v. t.
Defn: To render wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly. Boyle.
MISREPEATMis`re*peat", v. t.
Defn: To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of. Gov. Winthrop.
MISREPORTMis`re*port", v. t. & i.
Defn: To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of. Locke.
MISREPORTMis`re*port", n.
Defn: An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given.Denham. South.
MISREPRESENTMis*rep`re*sent", v. t.
Defn: To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfacorably); to give a false erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignirantly, or carelessly. Swift.
MISREPRESENTMis*rep`re*sent", v. i.
Defn: To make an incorrect or untrue representation. Milton.
MISREPRESENTATIONMis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion, n.
Defn: Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; — usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives. Sydney Smith.
Note: In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional untruth.
MISREPRESENTATIVEMis*rep`re*sent"a*tive, a.
Defn: Tending to convey a wrong impression; misrepresenting.
MISREPRESENTERMis*rep`re*sent"er, n.
Defn: One who misrepresents.
MISREPUTEMis`re*pute", v. t.
Defn: To have in wrong estimation; to repute or estimate erroneously.
MISRULEMis*rule", v. t. & i.
Defn: To rule badly; to misgovern.
MISRULEMis*rule", n.
1. The act, or the result, of misruling.
2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination. Enormous riot and misrule surveyed. Pope. Abbot, or Lord, of Misrule. See under Abbot, and Lord.
MISRULYMis*rul"y, a.
Defn: Unruly. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
MISSMiss, n.; pl. Misses. Etym: [Contr. fr. mistress.]
1. A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress, 5.
Note: There is diversity of usage in the application of this title to two or more persons of the same name. We may write either the Miss Browns or the Misses Brown.
2. A young unmarried woman or a girl; as, she is a miss of sixteen. Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses, Was busy 'mongst the maids and misses. Cawthorn.
3. A kept mistress. See Mistress, 4. [Obs.] Evelyn.
4. (Card Playing)
Defn: In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
MISSMiss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Missed; p.pr. & vb.n. Missing.] Etym: [AS.missan; akin to D. & G. missen, OHG. missan, Icel. missa, Sw. mista,Dan. miste. *100. See Mis-, pref.]
1. To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said. When a man misses his great end, happiness, he will acknowledge he judged not right. Locke.
2. To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to dispense with; — now seldom applied to persons. She would never miss, one day, A walk so fine, a sight so gay. Prior. We cannot miss him; he does make our fire, Fetch in our wood. Shak.
3. To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want of; to mourn the loss of; to want. Shak. Neither missed we anything … Nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him. 1 Sam. xxv. 15, 21. What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt miss. Milton. To miss stays. (Naut.) See under Stay.
MISSMiss, v. i.
1. To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction. Men observe when things hit, and not when they miss. Bacon. Flying bullets now, To execute his rage, appear too slow; They miss, or sweep but common souls away. Waller.
2. To fail to obtain, learn, or find; — with of. Upon the least reflection, we can not miss of them. Atterbury.
3. To go wrong; to err. [Obs.] Amongst the angels, a whole legion Of wicked sprites did fall from happy bliss; What wonder then if one, of women all, did miss Spenser.
4. To be absent, deficient, or wanting. [Obs.] See Missing, a. What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend. Shak.
MISSMiss, n.
1. The act of missing; failure to hit, reach, find, obtain, etc.
2. Loss; want; felt absence. [Obs.] There will be no great miss of those which are lost. Locke.
3. Mistake; error; fault. Shak. He did without any great miss in the hardest points of grammar. Ascham.
4. Harm from mistake. [Obs.] Spenser.
MISSAMis"sa, n.; pl. Missæ. Etym: [LL. See 1st Mass.] (R.C.Ch.)
Defn: The service or sacrifice of the Mass.
MISSALMis"sal, n. Etym: [LL. missale, liber missalis, from missa mass: cf.F. missel. See 1st Mass.]
Defn: The book containing the service of the Mass for the entire year; a Mass book.
MISSALMis"sal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Mass, or to a missal or Mass book. Bp.Hall.
MISSAYMis*say", v. t.
1. To say wrongly.
2. To speak evil of; to slander. [Obs.]
MISSAYMis*say", v. i.
Defn: To speak ill. [Obs.] Spenser.
MISSEEKMis*seek", v. t.
Defn: To seek for wrongly. [Obs.]
MISSEEMMis*seem", v. i.
1. To make a false appearance. [Obs.]
2. To misbecome; to be misbecoming. [Obs.] Spenser.
MISSELMis"sel, n.
Defn: Mistletoe. [Obs.] Missel bird, Missel thrush (Zoöl.), a large European thrush (Turdus viscivorus) which feeds on the berries of the mistletoe; — called also mistletoe thrush and missel.
MISSELDINEMis"sel*dine, n. Etym: [See Mistletoe.] [Written also misselden.]
Defn: The mistletoe. [Obs.] Baret.
MISSELTOEMis"sel*toe, n.
Defn: See Mistletoe.
MISSEMBLANCEMis*sem"blance, n.
Defn: False resemblance or semblance. [Obs.]
MISSENDMis*send", v. t.
Defn: To send amiss or incorrectly.
MISSERVEMis*serve", v. t. & i.
Defn: To serve unfaithfully.
MISSETMis*set", v. t.
Defn: To set pr place wrongly.
MISSHAPEMis*shape", v. t.
Defn: To shape ill; to give an ill or unnatural from to; to deform."Figures monstrous and misshaped." Pope.
MISSHAPENMis*shap"en, a.
Defn: Having a bad or ugly form. "The mountains are misshapen."Bentley.— Mis*shap"en*ly, adv.— Mis*shap"en*ness, n.
MISSHEATHEDMis*sheathed", a.
Defn: Sheathed by mistake; wrongly sheathed; sheathed in a wrong place. Shak.
MISSIFICATE Mis*sif"i*cate, v. i. Etym: [LL. missa Mass + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See fy-.]
Defn: To perform Mass. [Obs.] Milton.
MISSILEMis"sile, a. Etym: [L. missils, fr. mittere, missum, to cause to go,to send, to throw; cf. Lith. mesti to throw: cf. F. missile. Cf.Admit, Dismiss, Mass the religious service, Message, Mission.]
Defn: Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projectedfrom the hand, or from any instrument or rngine, so as to strike anobject at a distance.We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart. Pope.
MISSILEMis"sile, n. Etym: [L. missile.]
Defn: A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
MISSINGMiss"ing, a. Etym: [From Miss, v. i.]
Defn: Absent from the place where it was expected to be found; lost; wanting; not present when called or looked for. Neither was there aught missing unto them. 1 Sam. xxv. 7. For a time caught up to God, as once Moses was in the mount, and missing long. Milton.
MISSINGLYMiss"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With a sense of loss. [Obs.] Shak.
MISSION Mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.]
1. The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission. Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late, Made emulous missions' mongst the gods themselves. Shak.
2. That with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission. How to begin, how to accomplish best His end of being on earth, and mission high. Milton.
3. Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy. In these ships there should be a mission of three of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house. Bacon.
4. An assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries.
5. An organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches.
6. A course of extraordinary sermons and services at a particular place and time for the special purpose of quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of converting unbelievers. Addis & Arnold.
7. Dismission; discharge from service. [Obs.] Mission school. (a) A school connected with a mission and conducted by missionaries. (b) A school for the religious instruction of children not having regular church privileges.
Syn.— Message; errand; commission; deputation.
MISSIONMis"sion, v. t.
Defn: To send on a mission. [Mostly used in the form of the past participle.] Keats.
MISSIONARYMis"sion*ary, n.; pl. Missionaries. Etym: [Cf. F. missionnaire. SeeMission, n.]
Defn: One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion. Swift. Missionary apostolic, a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope.
MISSIONARYMis"sion*a*ry, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.
MISSIONERMis"sion*er, n.
Defn: A missionary; an envoy; one who conducts a mission. SeeMission, n., 6. "Like mighty missioner you come." Dryden.
MISSISMis"sis, n.
Defn: A mistress; a wife; — so used by the illiterate. G. Eliot.
MISSISHMiss"ish, a.
Defn: Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental.— Miss"ish*ness, n.
MISSITMis*sit", v. t.
Defn: To sit badly or imperfectly upon; to misbecome. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MISSIVEMis"sive, a. Etym: [See Missive, n.]
1. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive. Ayliffe.
2. Missile. "The missive weapons fly." Dryden. Letters missive, letters conveying the permission, comand, or advice of a superior authority, as a sovereign. They are addressed and sent to some certain person or persons, and are distinguished from letters patent, which are addressed to the public.
MISSIVEMis"sive, n. Etym: [F. lettre missive. See Mission, n.]
1. That which is sent; a writing containing a message.
2. One who is sent; a messenger. [Obs.] Shak.
MISSOUNDMis*sound", v. t.
Defn: To sound wrongly; to utter or pronounce incorrectly. E,Hall.
MISSPEAKMis*speak", v. i.
Defn: To err in speaking.
MISSPEAKMis*speak", v. t.
Defn: To utter wrongly.
MISSPEECHMis*speech", n.
Defn: Wrong speech. [Obs.]
MISSPELL Mis*spell", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misspelled, or Misspelt (; p. pr. & vb. n. Misspelling.]
Defn: To spell incorrectly.
MISSPELLINGMis*spell"ing, n.
Defn: A wrong spelling.
MISSPENDMis*spend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misspent; p. pr. & vb. n.Misspending.]
Defn: To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to aquander; to waste; as, to misspend time or money. J. Philips.
MISSPENDERMis*spend"er, n.
Defn: One who misspends.
MISSPENSE mis*spense", n.
Defn: A spending improperly; a wasting. [Obs.] Barrow.
MISSPENTMis*spent", imp. & p. p.
Defn: of Misspend.
MISSTATEMis*state", v. t.
Defn: To state wrongly; as, to misstate a question in debate. Bp.Sanderson.
MISSTATEMENTMis*state"ment, n.
Defn: An incorrect statement.
MISSTAYEDMis*stayed", a. (Naut.)
Defn: Having missed stays; — said of a ship.
MISSTEPMis*step", n.
Defn: A wrong step; an error of conduct.
MISSTEPMis*step", v. i.
Defn: To take a wrong step; to go astray.
MISSUCCESSMis`suc*cess", n.
Defn: Failure. [Obs.]
MISSUGGESTIONMis`sug*ges"tion ( or ), n.
Defn: Wrong or evil suggestion. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
MISSUMMATIONMis`sum*ma"tion, n.
Defn: Wrong summation.
MISSWEARMis*swear", v. i.
Defn: To swear falsely.
MISSYMis"sy, n. (Min.)
Defn: See Misy.
MISSYMis"sy, n.
Defn: An affectionate, or contemptuous, form of miss; a young girl; a miss. — a.
Defn: Like a miss, or girl.
MIST Mist, n. Etym: [AS. mist; akin to D. & Sw. mist, Icel. mistr, G. mist dung, Goth. maíhstus, AS. migan to make water, Icel. miga, Lith. migla mist, Russ. mgla, L. mingere, meiere, to make water, gr. mih to make water, n., a mist m*gha cloud. *102. Cf. Misle, Mizzle, Mixen.]
1. Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.
2. Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.
3. Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision. His passion cast a mist before his sense. Dryden. Mist flower (Bot.), a composite plant (Eupatorium coelestinum), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and Southern United States.
MISTMist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misted; p. pr. & vb. n. Misting.]
Defn: To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim. Shak.
MISTMist, v. i.
Defn: To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.
MISTAKABLEMis*tak"a*ble, a.
Defn: Liable to be mistaken; capable of being misconceived. Sir T.Browne.
MISTAKE Mis*take", v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p. Mistook; p. p. Mistaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Mistaking.] Etym: [Pref. mis- + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.]
1. To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.] Shak.
2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning. Locke. My father's purposes have been mistook. Shak.
3. To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another. A man may mistake the love of virtue for the practice of it. Johnson.
4. To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge. Mistake me not so much, To think my poverty is treacherous. Shak.
MISTAKEMis*take", v. i.
Defn: To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error. Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends. Swift.
MISTAKEMis*take", n.
1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct. Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all possibility of mistake. Tillotson.
2. (Law)
Defn: Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it. No mistake, surely; without fail; as, it will happen at the appointed time, and no mistake. [Low]
Syn.— Blunder; error; bull. See Blunder.
MISTAKENMis*tak"en, p.a.
1. Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken.
2. Erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion.
MISTAKENLYMis*tak"en*ly, adv.
Defn: By mistake. Goldsmith.
MISTAKENNESSMis*tak"en*ness, n.
Defn: Erroneousness.
MISTAKERMis*tak"er, n.
Defn: One who mistakes.Well meaning ignorance of some mistakers. Bp. Hall.
MISTAKINGMis*tak"ing, n.
Defn: An error; a mistake. Shak.
MISTAKINGLYMis*tak"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: Erroneously.
MISTAUGHTMis*taught", a. Etym: [See Misteach.]
Defn: Wrongly taught; as, a mistaught youth. L'Estrange.
MISTEACHMis*teach", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mistaught; p. pr. & vb. n.Misteaching.] Etym: [AS. mist.]
Defn: To teach wrongly; to instruct erroneously.
MISTELLMis*tell", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mistold; p. pr. & vb. n. Mistelling.]
Defn: To tell erroneously.
MISTEMPERMis*tem"per, v. t.
Defn: To temper ill; to disorder; as, to mistemper one's head.Warner.This inundation of mistempered humor. Shak.
MISTERMis"ter, n. Etym: [See Master, and cf. Mistress.]
Defn: A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth. Itis usually written in the abbreviated form Mr.To call your name, inquire your where, Or whet you think of MisterSome-one's book, Or Mister Other's marriage or decease. Mrs.Browning.
MISTERMis"ter, v. t.
Defn: To address or mention by the title Mr.; as, he mistered me in a formal way. [Colloq.]
MISTERMis"ter, n. Etym: [OF. mistier trade, office, ministry, need, F.métier trade, fr. L. ministerium service, office, ministry. SeeMinistry, Mystery trade.] [Written also mester.]
1. A trade, art, or occupation. [Obs.] In youth he learned had a good mester. Chaucer.
2. Manner; kind; sort. [Obs.] Spenser. But telleth me what mester men ye be. Chaucer.
3. Need; necessity. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
MISTERMis"ter, v. i.
Defn: To be needful or of use. [Obs.]As for my name, it mistereth not to tell. Spenser.
MISTERMMis*term", v. t.
Defn: To call by a wrong name; to miscall.
MISTERYMis"ter*y, n.
Defn: See Mystery, a trade.
MISTFULMist"ful, a.
Defn: Clouded with, or as with, mist.
MISTHINKMis*think", v. i. Etym: [See Think.]
Defn: To think wrongly. [Obs.] "Adam misthought of her." Milton.
MISTHINKMis*think", v. t.
Defn: To have erroneous thoughts or judgment of; to think ill of.[Obs.] Shak.
MISTHOUGHTMis*thought", n.
Defn: Erroneous thought; mistaken opinion; error. [Obs.] Spenser.
MISTHRIVEMis*thrive", v. i.
Defn: To thrive poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous. [Obs.]
MISTHROWMis*throw", v. t.
Defn: To throw wrongly.
MISTIC; MISTICOMis"tic, Mis"ti*co, n. Etym: [Sp. místico.]
Defn: A kind of small sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean. It is rigged partly like a xebec, and partly like a felucca.
MISTIDEMis*tide", v. i. Etym: [AS. mistidan. See Tide.]
Defn: To happen or come to pass unfortunately; also, to suffer evil fortune. [Obs.]
MISTIGRIS; MISTIGRIMis`ti`gris", Mis`ti`gri", n. Etym: [F. mistigri.]
Defn: A variety of the game of poker in which the joker is used, and called mistigris or mistigri.
MISTIHEADMist"i*head, n.
Defn: Mistiness. [Obs.]
MISTILYMist"i*ly, adv.
Defn: With mist; darkly; obscurely.
MISTIMEMis*time", v. t. Etym: [AS. mistimain to turn out ill.]
Defn: To time wrongly; not to adapt to the time.
MISTINESSMist"i*ness, n.
Defn: State of being misty.
MISTIONMis"tion, n. Etym: [L. mistio, mixtio. See Mix, and cf. Mixtion.]
Defn: Mixture. [Obs.]
MISTITLEMis*ti"tle, v. t.
Defn: To call by a wrong title.
MISTLEMis"tle, v. i. Etym: [Eng. mist. See Misle, and Mizzle.]
Defn: To fall in very fine drops, as rain.
MISTLETOE Mis"tle*toe, n. Etym: [AS. misteltan; mistel mistletoe + tan twig. AS. mistel is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw. mistel, OHG. mistil, Icel. mistilteinn; and AS. tan to D. teen, OHG. zein, Icel. teinn, Goth. tains. Cf. Missel.] (Bot.)
Defn: A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album), bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit. [Written also misletoe, misseltoe, and mistleto.] Lindley. Loudon.
Note: The mistletoe of the United States is Phoradendron flavescens, having broader leaves than the European kind. In different regions various similar plants are called by this name.
MISTONUSKMis"to*nusk, n. Etym: [From the Indian name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The American badger.
MISTOOKMis*took", imp. & obs. p. p.
Defn: of Mistake.
MISTRADITIONMis`tra*di"tion, n.
Defn: A wrong tradition. "Monsters of mistradition." Tennyson.
MISTRAINMis*train", v. t.
Defn: To train amiss.
MISTRALMis"tral, n. Etym: [F., fr. Provençal.]
Defn: A violent and cold northwest wind experienced in theMediterranean provinces of France, etc.
MISTRANSLATEMis`trans*late", v. t.
Defn: To translate erroneously.
MISTRANSLATIONMis`trans*la"tion, n.
Defn: Wrong translation.
MISTRANSPORTMis`trans*port", v. t.
Defn: To carry away or mislead wrongfully, as by passion. [Obs.] Bp.Hall.
MISTREADINGMis*tread"ing, n.
Defn: Misstep; misbehavior. "To punish my mistreadings." Shak.
MISTREATMis*treat", v. t.
Defn: To treat amiss; to abuse.
MISTREATMENTMis*treat"ment, n.
Defn: Wrong treatment.
MISTRESS Mis"tress, n. Etym: [OE. maistress, OF. maistresse, F. maîtresse, LL. magistrissa, for L. magistra, fem. of magister. See Master, Mister, and cf. Miss a young woman.]
1. A woman having power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises authority, is chief, etc.; the female head of a family, a school, etc. The late queen's gentlewoman! a knight's daughter! To be her mistress' mistress! Shak.
2. A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it. A letter desires all young wives to make themselves mistresses of Wingate's Arithmetic. Addison.
3. A woman regarded with love and devotion; she who has command over one's heart; a beloved object; a sweetheart. [Poetic] Clarendon.
4. A woman filling the place, but without the rights, of a wife; a concubine; a loose woman with whom one consorts habitually. Spectator.
5. A title of courtesy formerly prefixed to the name of a woman, married or unmarried, but now superseded by the contracted forms, Mrs., for a married, and Miss, for an unmarried, woman. Now Mistress Gilpin (careful soul). Cowper.
6. A married woman; a wife. [Scot.] Several of the neighboring mistresses had assembled to witness the event of this memorable evening. Sir W. Scott.
7. The old name of the jack at bowls. Beau. & Fl. To be one's own mistress, to be exempt from control by another person.
MISTRESSMis"tress, v. i.
Defn: To wait upon a mistress; to be courting. [Obs.] Donne.
MISTRESSSHIPMis"tress*ship, n.
1. Female rule or dominion.
2. Ladyship, a style of address; — with the personal pronoun. [Obs.] Massinger.
MISTRIALMis*tri"al, n. (Law)
Defn: A false or erroneous trial; a trial which has no result.
MISTRISTMis*trist", v. t.
Defn: To mistrust. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MISTROWMis*trow", v. i.
Defn: To think wrongly. [Obs.]
MISTRUSTMis*trust", n.
Defn: Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust. Milton.
MISTRUSTMis*trust", v. t.
1. To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust. I will never mistrust my wife again. Shak.
2. To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise. By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing dangers. Shak.
MISTRUSTERMis*trust"er, n.
Defn: One who mistrusts.
MISTRUSTFULMis*trust"ful, a.
Defn: Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.Their light blown out in some mistrustful wood. Shak.— Mis*trust"ful*ly, adv.— Mis*trust"ful*ness, n.
MISTRUSTINGLYMis*trust"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With distrust or suspicion.
MISTRUSTLESSMis*trust"less, a.
Defn: Having no mistrust or suspicion.The swain mistrustless of his smutted face. Goldsmith.
MISTUNEMis*tune", v. t.
Defn: To tune wrongly.
MISTURA Mis*tu"ra, n. Etym: [L. See Mixture.] (Med.) (a) A mingled compound in which different ingredients are contained in a liquid state; a mixture. See Mixture, n., 4. (b) Sometimes, a liquid medicine containing very active substances, and which can only be administered by drops. Dunglison.
MISTURNMis*turn", v. t.
Defn: To turn amiss; to pervert.
MISTUTORMis*tu"tor, v. t.
Defn: To instruct amiss.
MISTYMist"y, a. [Compar. Mistier; superl. Mistiest.] Etym: [AS. mistig.See Mist. In some senses misty has been confused with mystic.]
1. Accompained with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, misty weather; misty mountains; a misty atmosphere.
2. Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded; as, misty sight. The more I muse therein [theology], The mistier it seemeth. Piers Plowman.
MISUNDERSTANDMis*un`der*stand", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misunderstood; p. pr. & vb. n.Misunderstanding.]
Defn: To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
MISUNDERSTANDERMis*un`der*stand"er, n.
Defn: One who misunderstands. Sir T. More.
MISUNDERSTANDINGMis*un`der*stand"ing, n.
1. Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception. Bacon.
2. Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel. "Misunderstandings among friends." Swift.
MISURATOMi`su*ra"to, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: Measured; — a direction to perform a passage in strict or measured time.
MISUSAGEMis*us"age, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mésusage.]
Defn: Bad treatment; abuse. Spenser.
MISUSEMis*use", v. t. Etym: [F. mésuser. See Mis-, prefix from French, andUse.]
1. To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. South. The sweet poison of misused wine. Milton.
2. To abuse; to treat ill. O, she misused me past the endurance of a block. Shak.
Syn.— To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply.
MISUSEMis*use", n.
1. Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use. Words little suspected for any such misuse. Locke.
2. Violence, or its effects. [Obs.] Shak.
MISUSEMENTMis*use"ment, n.
Defn: Misuse. [Obs.]
MISUSERMis*us"er, n.
1. One who misuses. "Wretched misusers of language." Coleridge.
2. (Law)
Defn: Unlawful use of a right; use in excess of, or varying from, one's right. Bouvier.
MISVALUEMis*val"ue, v. t.
Defn: To value wrongly or too little; to undervalue. But for I am so young, I dread my work Wot be misvalued both of old and young. W. Browne.
MISVOUCHMis*vouch", v. t.
Defn: To vouch falsely.
MISWANDERMis*wan"der, v. i.
Defn: To wander in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray. [Obs.]Chaucer.
MISWAYMis*way", n.
Defn: A wrong way. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MISWEARMis*wear", v. t.
Defn: To wear ill. [Obs.] Bacon.
MISWEDMis*wed", v. t.
Defn: To wed improperly.
MISWEENMis*ween", v. i.
Defn: To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken. [Obs.]Spenser.
MISWENDMis*wend", v. i.
Defn: To go wrong; to go astray. [Obs.] "The world is miswent."Gower.
MISWORDMis*word", v. t.
Defn: To word wrongly; as, to misword a message, or a sentence.
MISWORDMis*word", n.
Defn: A word wrongly spoken; a cross word. [Obs.] Sylvester. Breton.
MISWORSHIPMis*wor"ship, n.
Defn: Wrong or false worship; mistaken practices in religion. Bp.Hall.Such hideous jungle of misworships. Carlyle.
MISWORSHIPMis*wor"ship, v. t.
Defn: To worship wrongly. Bp. Hall.
MISWORSHIPERMis*wor"ship*er, n.
Defn: One who worships wrongly.
MISWRITEMis*write", v. t.
Defn: To write incorrectly.
MISWROUGHTMis*wrought", a.
Defn: Badly wrought. Bacon.
MISYMi"sy, n. Etym: [Cf. L. misy a mineral, perh. copperas, Gr. (Min.)
Defn: An impure yellow sulphate of iron; yellow copperas or copiapite.
MISYOKEMis*yoke", v. t.
Defn: To yoke improperly.
MISZEALOUSMis*zeal"ous, a.
Defn: Mistakenly zealous. [Obs.]
MITE Mite, n. Etym: [AS. mite mite (in sense 1); akin to LG. mite, D. mijt, G. miete, OHG. miza; cf. Goth. maitan to cut.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina.
2. Etym: [D. mijt; prob. the same word.]
Defn: A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about athird of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used inPalestine in the time of Christ.Two mites, which make a farthing. Mark xii. 49.
3. A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
4. Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle. For in effect they be not worth a myte. Chaucer.
MITER; MITREMi"ter, Mi"tre, n. Etym: [F. mitre, fr. L. mitra headband, turban,Gr.
1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks. Fairholt.
2. The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.
3. (Numis.)
Defn: A sort of base money or coin. Miter box (Carp. & Print.), an apparatus for guiding a handsaw at the proper angle in making a miter joint; esp., a wooden or metal trough with vertical kerfs in its upright sides, for guides. — Miter dovetail (Carp.), a kind of dovetail for a miter joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and that at the angle. — Miter gauge (Carp.), a gauge for determining the angle of a miter. — Miter joint, a joint formed by pieces matched and united upon a line bisecting the angle of junction, as by the beveled ends of two pieces of molding or brass rule, etc. The term is used especially when the pieces form a right angle. See Miter, 2. — Miter shell (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells of the genus Mitra. — Miter square (Carp.), a bevel with an immovable arm at an angle of 45º, for striking lines on stuff to be mitered; also, a square with an arm adjustable to any angle. — Miter wheels, a pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter, adapted for working together, usually with their axes at right angles.
MITER; MITRE Mi"ter, Mi"tre, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mitered or Mitred; p. pr. & vb. n. Mitering or Mitring.]
1. To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter. "Mitered locks." Milton.
2. To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle.
MITER; MITREMi"ter, Mi"tre, v. i.
Defn: To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction.
MITERWORTMi"ter*wort`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Any plant of the genus Mitella, — slender, perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's cap. False miterwort, a white-flowered perennial herb of the United States (Tiarella cardifolia).
MITHICMith"ic, a.
Defn: See Mythic.
MITHRASMi"thras, n. Etym: [L., from Gr.
Defn: The sun god of the Persians.
MITHRIDATEMith"ri*date, n. (Med.)
Defn: An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; — so called from King Mithridates, its reputed inventor. [Love is] a drop of the true elixir; no mithridate so effectual against the infection of vice. Southey.
MITHRIDATICMith`ri*dat"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to King Mithridates, or to a mithridate.
MITIGABLEMit"i*ga*ble, a.
Defn: Admitting of mitigation; that may be mitigated.
MITIGANTMit"i*gant, a. Etym: [L. mitigans, p.pr. of mitigare. See Mitigate.]
Defn: Tending to mitigate; mitigating; lentitive. Johnson.
MITIGATEMit"i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mitigated; p. pr. & vb. n.Mitigating.] Etym: [L. mitigatus, p.p. of mitigare to soften,mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do, drive.]
1. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief.
2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; — applied to persons. [Obs.] This opinion … mitigated kings into companions. Burke.
Syn.— To alleviate; assuage; allay. See Alleviate.
MITIGATION Mit`i*ga"tion, n. Etym: [OE. mitigacioun, F. mitigation, fr. L. mitigatio.]
Defn: The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.
Syn.— Alleviation; abatement; relief.
MITIGATIVEMit"i*ga*tive, a. Etym: [L. mitigativus: cf. F. mitigatif.]
Defn: Tending to mitigate; alleviating.
MITIGATORMit"i*ga`tor, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, mitigates.
MITIGATORYMit"i*ga*to*ry, a.
Defn: Tending to mitigate or alleviate; mitigative.
MITINGMit"ing, n. Etym: [From Mite.]
Defn: A little one; — used as a term of endearment. [Obs.] Skelton.
MITIS CASTINGMi"tis cast`ing. [Perh. fr. L. mitis mild.]
Defn: A process, invented by P. Ostberg, for producing malleable iron castings by melting wrought iron, to which from 0.05 to 0.1 per cent of aluminium is added to lower the melting point, usually in a petroleum furnace, keeping the molten metal at the bubbling point until it becomes quiet, and then pouring the molten metal into a mold lined with a special mixture consisting essentially of molasses and ground burnt fire clay; also, a casting made by this process; — called also wrought-iron casting.
MITIS METALMitis metal.
Defn: The malleable iron produced by mitis casting; — called also simply mitis.
MITOMEMi"tome, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: The denser part of the protoplasm of a cell.
MITOSISMi*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: See Karyokinesis.
MITOTICMi*tot"ic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to mitosis; karyokinetic; as, mitotic cell division; — opposed to amitotic. —Mi*tot"ic*al*ly (#), adv.
MITRAILLEMi`traille", n. Etym: [F. See Mitrailleur.]
Defn: Shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon.
MITRAILLEURMi`tra`illeur", n. Etym: [F.] (Mil.)
Defn: One who serves a mitrailleuse.
MITRAILLEUSE Mi`tra`illeuse", n. Etym: [F., fr. mitrailler to fire grapeshot, fr. mitraille old iron, grapeshot, dim. of OF. mite a mite.] (Mil.)
Defn: A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.