misappliance

noun

Etymology

From mis- + apply + -ance.

  1. derived from -āns
  2. derived from -ance
  3. derived from -aunce
  4. inherited from -aunce
  5. compounded as misappliance — “mis- + apply + -ance

Definitions

  1. Misapplication

    Misapplication; the act of misapplying something.

    • Wherever he looked he saw an old ivory or an old brocade, and he scarce knew where to sit for fear of a misappliance.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for misappliance. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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