Definition of Miscalled

1. Verb. (past of miscall) ¹

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Definition of Miscalled

1. miscall [v] - See also: miscall

Lexicographical Neighbors of Miscalled

misc
misc.
miscalculate
miscalculated
miscalculates
miscalculating
miscalculation
miscalculations
miscalibrate
miscalibrated
miscalibrates
miscalibrating
miscalibration
miscall
miscalled (current term)
miscaller
miscallers
miscalling
miscalls
miscame
miscanthus
miscapitalise
miscapitalised
miscapitalises
miscapitalising
miscapitalize
miscapitalized
miscapitalizes
miscapitalizing

Literary usage of Miscalled

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

1. The Westminster Review by John Chapman, Charles William Wason (1829)
"Observations on the Insolvent Debtors Act ; miscalled " An Act for Relief of Insolvent Debtors." By William Jones, Esq., Marshal of the King's Bench. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1847)
"1088 exhibits the general arrangement of the vacuum-pans, and their subsidiary apparatus. Here are shown, on the ground floor, the heaters e, e, (miscalled ..."

3. Lombard Architecture by Arthur Kingsley Porter (1917)
"CHAPTER V. BENEDETTO miscalled ANTELAMI With Benedetto dawns a new era in Lombard sculpture. As Guglielmo had brushed away the traditions of the XI century, ..."

4. The Saxons in England: A History of the English Commonwealth Till the Period by John Mitchell Kemble (1876)
"... what was miscalled chastity, to proscribe the noblest condition and some of the highest functions of man, was to set up a rule essentially false, ..."

5. Sensible Etiquette of the Best Society, Customs, Manners, Morals, and Home by Clara Jessup Moore (1878)
"miscalled EDUCATION—WANT OF INDIVIDUALITY—ORIGINAL PEOPLE—AIMLESS STUDY—OBJECTS OF WOMAN'S HIGHER CULTURE ..."

6. The Redemption of Egypt by William Basil Worsfold (1899)
"... Botti's account of the Serapeum—The Theodosian column, miscalled "Pompey's Pillar"—Roman Alexandria—The power of the Patriarchs— Athanasius—Theodosius ..."

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