MISMAKE

Etymology

Verb

mismake (third-person singular simple present mismakes, present participle mismaking, simple past and past participle mismade)

(transitive, obsolete) To unmake; depose.

(transitive) To shape or form improperly; make badly or amiss; spoil in making.

(transitive, reflexive) To disturb (oneself); put (oneself) out.

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*make", v. t.

Definition: To make or form amiss; to spoil in making. "Limping possibilities of mismade human nature." Mrs. Browning.

Mis*make" (mis*mak"), v. t.

Definition: To make or form amiss; to spoil in making. "Limping possibilities of mismade human nature." Mrs. Browning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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