Definition of Misses

1. Proper noun. (plural of Miss) ¹

2. Proper noun. (dialect form of Mrs) ¹

3. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Missus) ¹

4. Noun. (plural of miss) ¹

5. Noun. (alternative spelling of missus) (Mrs) ¹

6. Verb. (third-person singular of miss) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Misses

1. miss [v] - See also: miss

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misses

misseltoe
misseltoes
missemblance
missend
missending
missends
missense
missense mutation
missense mutations
missenses
missent
misserve
misserved
misserves
misserving
misses
misseses
misset
missets
missetting
missey
misshape
misshaped
misshapen
misshapenly
misshapenness
misshaper
misshapers
misshapes
misshaping

Literary usage of Misses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dombey and Son. by Charles Dickens, Hablot Knight Browne (1848)
"Good gracious Misses Brown," returned the Grinder, " I said to-night's a week ... How you do take up a cove, Misses Brown ! You've put it all out of my head ..."

2. The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown (1851)
"For example—in speaking of two young ladies whose family name is Bell—whether to call them the Hiss Bells, the Misses Bel/, or the Misses Bells. ..."

3. Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"Women's, misses', and children's shoes ; men's boots. C 2-11. 251 15 Falley, L., & Co., ... Women s, misses', and children's boots and shoes. D 1-7-8. ..."

4. Plato, and the Other Companions of Sokrates by George Grote (1888)
"In regard to who misses the minds of our slaves, we should all prefer those even when 1.1 -1-1,1 ti * . * to n1*- gO wrong without their own choice.2 he ..."

5. Some Recollections of Our Antislavery Conflict by Samuel Joseph May (1869)
"—Misses GRIMKE*. The title of this article announces a great event in the progress of our antislavery conflict, and opens a subject the adequate treatment ..."

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