"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: From 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.

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "1983, Susan Arnout Smith, The Frozen Lady, page 306:",
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        {
          "ref": "1994, Stephen King, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, page 272:",
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