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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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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