Definition of Mislie

1. to lie in a wrong position [v -LAY, -LAIN, -LYING, -LIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mislie

misleadingness
misleads
misleared
mislearn
mislearned
mislearning
mislearns
mislearnt
misled
misleeke
misleeked
misleekes
mislen
misletoe
misletoes
mislie (current term)
mislies
mislight
mislighted
mislighting
mislights
mislike
misliked
misliker
mislikers
mislikes
misliking
mislink
mislinked
mislinking

Literary usage of Mislie

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

1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1896)
"... three pounds and to Mr. Witham, minister of mislie, three pounds. To my father in law Upcher and to my mother in law Upcher five pounds apiece. ..."

2. The Law of Contracts by Theophilus Parsons (1873)
"... that corruption, mislie- havior, or excess of power, are the only grounds for setting aside awards ; and although in the same case Mr. Commissioner ..."

3. The Origin and History of the English Language: And of the Early Literature by George Perkins Marsh (1862)
"... or mislie, is not allied to mix, but is a compound from mis and lie, mis-like, unlike, discordant; ..."

4. Americanisms: The English of the New World by Maximilian Schele De Vere (1872)
"Of this word the first part mislie seems to have been entirely lost, the next syllable s cup has been retained in Rhode Island, while the last, ..."

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