"misline" meaning in English

See misline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mislines [present, singular, third-person], mislining [participle, present], mislined [participle, past], mislined [past]
Etymology: mis- + line Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|line}} mis- + line Head templates: {{en-verb}} misline (third-person singular simple present mislines, present participle mislining, simple past and past participle mislined)
  1. To incorrectly divide into lines.
    Sense id: en-misline-en-verb-2eCpUBDn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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

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          "ref": "1981, Christopher Marlowe, Fredson Bowers, The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe, page 6",
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