MISCARRIAGES

Noun

miscarriages

plural of miscarriage

Source: Wiktionary


MISCARRIAGE

Mis*car"riage, n.

1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination. When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay miscarriages upon his prince. Dryden.

2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and miscarriages of the righteous. Rogers.

3. The act of bringing forth before the time; premature birth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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