missaid
simple past tense and past participle of missay
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Source: Wiktionary
Mis*say", v. t.
1. To say wrongly.
2. To speak evil of; to slander. [Obs.]
Mis*say", v. i.
Definition: To speak ill. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
