MISSEL

Noun

missel (countable and uncountable, plural missels)

A missel thrush.

(obsolete) mistletoe

Anagrams

• Slimes, milses, misles, slimes, smiles

Source: Wiktionary


Mis"sel, n.

Definition: Mistletoe. [Obs.] Missel bird, Missel thrush (Zoƶl.), a large European thrush (Turdus viscivorus) which feeds on the berries of the mistletoe; -- called also mistletoe thrush and missel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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