Mistiness Mist"i·ness noun State of being misty.

Mistion Mis"tion noun [ Latin mistio , mixtio . See Mix , and confer Mixtion .] Mixture. [ Obsolete]

Mistitle Mis·ti"tle transitive verb To call by a wrong title.

Mistle Mis"tle intransitive verb [ Eng. mist . See Misle , and Mizzle .] To fall in very fine drops, as rain.

Mistletoe Mis"tle·toe noun [ Anglo-Saxon misteltān ; mistel mistletoe + tān twig. Anglo-Saxon mistel is akin of D., G., Dan. & Swedish mistel , Old High German mistil , Icelandic mistil teinn; and Anglo-Saxon tān to Dutch teen , Old High German zein , Icelandic teinn , Goth. tains . Confer Missel .] (Botany) A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album) , bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit. [ Written also misletoe , misseltoe , and mistleto .] Lindley. Loudon.

» The mistletoe of the United States is Phoradendron flavescens , having broader leaves than the European kind. In different regions various similar plants are called by this name.

Mistonusk Mis"to·nusk noun [ From the Indian name.] (Zoology) The American badger.

Mistook Mis·took" imperfect & obsolete past participle of Mistake .

Mistradition Mis`tra·di"tion noun A wrong tradition. "Monsters of mistradition ." Tennyson.

Mistrain Mis·train" transitive verb To train amiss.

Mistral Mis"tral noun [ French, from Provençal.] A violent and cold northwest wind experienced in the Mediterranean provinces of France, etc.

Mistranslate Mis`trans·late" transitive verb To translate erroneously.

Mistranslation Mis`trans·la"tion noun Wrong translation.

Mistransport Mis`trans·port" transitive verb To carry away or mislead wrongfully, as by passion. [ Obsolete] Bp. Hall.

Mistreading Mis·tread"ing noun Misstep; misbehavior. "To punish my mistreadings ." Shak.

Mistreat Mis·treat" transitive verb To treat amiss; to abuse.

Mistreatment Mis·treat"ment noun Wrong treatment.

Mistress Mis"tress noun [ Middle English maistress , Old French maistresse , French maîtresse , Late Latin magistrissa , for Latin magistra , fem. of magister . See Master , Mister , and confer Miss a young woman.] 1. A woman having power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises authority, is chief, etc.; the female head of a family, a school, etc.

The late queen's gentlewoman! a knight's daughter!
To be her mistress ' mistress !

Shak.

2. A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.

A letter desires all young wives to make themselves mistresses of Wingate's Arithmetic.

Addison.

3. A woman regarded with love and devotion; she who has command over one's heart; a beloved object; a sweetheart. [ Poetic] Clarendon.

4. A woman filling the place, but without the rights, of a wife; a concubine; a loose woman with whom one consorts habitually. Spectator.

5. A title of courtesy formerly prefixed to the name of a woman, married or unmarried, but now superseded by the contracted forms, Mrs ., for a married, and Miss , for an unmarried, woman.

Now Mistress Gilpin (careful soul).

Cowper.

6. A married woman; a wife. [ Scot.]

Several of the neighboring mistresses had assembled to witness the event of this memorable evening.

Sir W. Scott.

7. The old name of the jack at bowls. Beau. & Fl.

To be one's own mistress , to be exempt from control by another person.

Mistress Mis"tress intransitive verb To wait upon a mistress; to be courting. [ Obsolete] Donne.

Mistressship Mis"tress·ship noun 1. Female rule or dominion.

2. Ladyship, a style of address; -- with the personal pronoun. [ Obsolete] Massinger.

Mistrial Mis·tri"al noun (Law) A false or erroneous trial; a trial which has no result.

Mistrist Mis·trist" transitive verb To mistrust. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Mistrow Mis·trow" intransitive verb To think wrongly. [ Obsolete]

Mistrust Mis·trust" noun Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust. Milton.

Mistrust Mis·trust" transitive verb 1. To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust.

I will never mistrust my wife again.

Shak.

2. To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise.

By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust
Ensuing dangers.

Shak.

Mistruster Mis·trust"er noun One who mistrusts.

Mistrustful Mis·trust"ful adjective Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.

Their light blown out in some mistrustful wood.

Shak.

-- Mis*trust"ful*ly , adverb -- Mis*trust"ful*ness , noun

Mistrustingly Mis·trust"ing·ly adverb With distrust or suspicion.

Mistrustless Mis·trust"less adjective Having no mistrust or suspicion.

The swain mistrustless of his smutted face.

Goldsmith.

Mistune Mis·tune" transitive verb To tune wrongly.

Mistura Mis·tu"ra noun [ Latin See Mixture .] (Medicine) (a) A mingled compound in which different ingredients are contained in a liquid state; a mixture. See Mixture , noun , 4. (b) Sometimes, a liquid medicine containing very active substances, and which can only be administered by drops. Dunglison.

Misturn Mis·turn" transitive verb To turn amiss; to pervert.

Mistutor Mis·tu"tor transitive verb To instruct amiss.

Misty Mist"y (mĭst"ȳ) adjective [ Compar. Mistier (-ĭ*ẽr); superl. Mistiest .] [ Anglo-Saxon mistig . See Mist . In some senses misty has been confused with mystic .] 1. Accompanied with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, misty weather; misty mountains; a misty atmosphere.

2. Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded; as, misty sight.

The more I muse therein [ theology],
The mistier it seemeth.

Piers Plowman.

Misunderstand Mis·un`der·stand" (mĭs*ŭn`dẽr*stănd") transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Misunderstood (- stod"); present participle & verbal noun Misunderstanding .] To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.

Misunderstander Mis·un`der·stand"er (-ẽr) noun One who misunderstands. Sir T. More.

Misunderstanding Mis·un`der·stand"ing noun 1. Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception. Bacon.

2. Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel. " Misunderstandings among friends." Swift.

Misurato Mi`su·ra"to (mē`sō*rä"to) adjective [ Italian ] (Mus.) Measured; -- a direction to perform a passage in strict or measured time.

Misusage Mis·us"age (mĭs*ūz"aj) noun [ Confer French mésusage .] Bad treatment; abuse. Spenser.

Misuse Mis·use" (-ūz") transitive verb [ French mésuser . See Mis- , prefix from French, and Use .] 1. To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. South.

The sweet poison of misused wine.

Milton.

2. To abuse; to treat ill.

O, she misused me past the endurance of a block.

Shak.

Syn. -- To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply.

Misuse Mis·use" (mĭs*ūs") noun 1. Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.

Words little suspected for any such misuse .

Locke.

2. Violence, or its effects. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Misusement Mis·use"ment noun Misuse. [ Obsolete]

Misuser Mis·us"er noun 1. One who misuses. "Wretched misusers of language." Coleridge.

2. (Law) Unlawful use of a right; use in excess of, or varying from, one's right. Bouvier.

Misvalue Mis·val"ue transitive verb To value wrongly or too little; to undervalue.

But for I am so young, I dread my work
Wot be misvalued both of old and young.

W. Browne.

Misvouch Mis·vouch" transitive verb To vouch falsely.

Miswander Mis·wan"der intransitive verb To wander in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Misway Mis·way" noun A wrong way. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Miswear Mis·wear" transitive verb To wear ill. [ Obsolete] Bacon.

Miswed Mis·wed" transitive verb To wed improperly.

Misween Mis·ween" intransitive verb To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Miswend Mis·wend" intransitive verb To go wrong; to go astray. [ Obsolete] "The world is miswent ." Gower.

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