Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: MIS-UN-DER-STAND'ING – MITH'IC
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MIS-UN-DER-STAND'ING, ppr.
Mistaking the meaning.
MIS-UN-DER-STOOD', pp.
Misconceived; mistaken; understood erroneously. South.
MIS-U-SAGE, n. [misyu'zage.]
Ill usage; abuse.
MIS-USE, n. [misyu'se.]
- Ill treatment; improper use; employment to a bad purpose; as, the misuse of mercies. Addison.
- Abuse; ill treatment. Shak.
- Wrong application; misapplication; erroneous use; as, the misuse of words. Locke.
MIS-USE', v.t. [misyu'z; Fr. mesuser. See Use.]
- To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose. Milton.
- To abuse; to treat ill.
MIS-US-ED, pp. [misyu'zed.]
Improperly used or applied; misapplied; misemployed; abused.
MIS-US'ING, ppr. [misyu'zing.]
Using improperly; abusing; misapplying.
MIS-VOUCH, v.t.
To vouch falsely.
MIS-WED, v.t.
To wed improperly.
MIS-WED'DED, pp.
Ill matched.
MIS-WEEN, v.i.
To misjudge; to distrust. Spenser.
MIS-WEND', v.i.
To go wrong. [Obs.] Spenser.
MIS-WRITE, v.t. [See Write.]
To write incorrectly. Bp. Cosin.
MIS-WROUGHT, a. [misrauti.]
Badly wrought. Bacon.
MIS'Y, n. [See MISSY.]
MIS-YOKE, v.t.
To yoke or join improperly.
MIS-YOK-ED, pp.
Improperly yoked.
MIS-YOK-ING, ppr.
Yoking improperly.
MIS-ZEAL-OUS, a. [miszel'ous.]
Actuated by false zeal. Bp. Hall.
MITE, n. [Sax. mite; D. myt; Dan. mid; Fr. mite; and Ch. מעט, small. Class Md, No. I7.]
- A very small insect of the genus Acarus.
- In Scripture, a small piece of money, the quarter of a denarius, or about seven English farthings. Encyc.
- Any thing proverbially very small; a very little particle or quantity. Dryden.
- The twentieth part of a grain. Arbuthnot.
MI-TEL'LA, n.
A plant. The name of a genus of plants.
MI'TER, or MI'TRE, n. [It. and Sp. mitra; Fr. mitre; Arm. mintr.]
- A sacerdotal ornament worn on the head by bishops and certain abbots, on solemn occasions. Encyc.
- In architecture, an angle of 45°. Encyc.
- In Irish history, a sort of base money or coin. Encyc.
- Figuratively, the dignity of bishops or abbots.
MI'TER, v.t.
- To adorn with a miter.
- To unite at an angle of 45°.
MI'TER-ED, pp. [or a.]
- Wearing a miter.
- Honored with the privilege of wearing a miter.
- Cut or joined at an angle of 45°.
MITH'IC, a. [See MYTHIC.]