Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: MIS-LAY'ER – MIS-MARK
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MIS-LAY'ER, n.
One that lays in a wrong place; one that loses. Bacon.
MIS-LAY'ING, ppr.
Laying in a wrong place, or place not remembered; losing.
MIS-LE, v.i. [mis'l.; from mist, and properly mistle.]
To rain in very fine drops, like a thick dust. Gay. Derham.
MIS-LEAD, v.t. [pret. and pp. misled; See Lead.]
To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive. Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you. Bacon. But of the two, less dangerous is th' offense, / To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Pope.
MIS-LEAD-ER, n.
One who leads into error.
MIS-LEAD-ING, n.
A misguiding.
MIS-LEAD-ING, ppr.
Leading into error; causing to err; deceiving.
MIS-LEARN-ED, a. [mislern'ed.]
Not learned correctly.
MIS-LED', pp. [of mislead.]
Led into error; led a wrong way. – To give due light / To the misled and lonely traveler. Milton.
MIS-LIKE', n.
Dislike; disapprobation; aversion.
MIS-LIKE, v.t.
To dislike; to disapprove; to have aversion to; as, to mislike a man or an opinion. Ralegh. Sidney. [For this word, dislike is generally used.]
MIS-LIK'ED, pp.
Disliked; disapproved.
MIS-LIK'ER, n.
One that dislikes.
MIS-LIK'ING, ppr.
Disliking; disapproving.
MIS'LIN, n. [See MESLIN.]
MIS-LIVE, v.i. [misilv'.]
To live amiss. [Not used.] Spenser.
MIS-LUCK', n.
Ill luck; misfortune.
MIS'LY, a. [See Misle and Mist.]
Raining in very small drops.
MIS-MAN'AGE, v.i.
To behave ill; to conduct amiss.
MIS-MAN'AGE, v.t.
To manage ill; to administer improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.
MIS-MAN'AG-ED, pp.
Ill managed or conducted.
MIS-MAN'AGE-MENT, n.
Ill or or improper management; ill conduct; as, the mismanagement of public, or private affairs.
MIS-MAN'A-GER, n.
One that manages-ill. Burke.
MIS-MAN'AG-ING, ppr.
Managing ill.
MIS-MARK, v.t.
To mark with the wrong token; to mark erroneously. Collier.