"mislace" meaning in English

See mislace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mislaces [present, singular, third-person], mislacing [participle, present], mislaced [participle, past], mislaced [past]
Etymology: mis- + lace Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|lace}} mis- + lace Head templates: {{en-verb}} mislace (third-person singular simple present mislaces, present participle mislacing, simple past and past participle mislaced)
  1. To lace improperly.
    Sense id: en-mislace-en-verb-ClZMMx3r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mislace meaning in English (1.9kB)

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          "ref": "1901, Honoré de Balzac, George Saintsbury, Comédie Humaine, page 373",
          "text": "I opened a book which seemed to be mislaced, and found a thousand-franc note in it.",
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          "ref": "1994, Stephen King, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, page 272",
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