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MISSHAPE
Etymology
Noun
misshape (plural misshapes)
(obsolete) A misshapen person; a misshapen body. [14th-17th c.]
A misshapen object; now especially, a broken item (especially food) sold individually at a cheaper price. [from 19th c.]
Verb
misshape (third-person singular simple present misshapes, present participle misshaping, simple past and past participle misshaped)
To shape badly or incorrectly. [from 15th c.]
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Source: Wiktionary
Mis*shape", v. t.
Definition: To shape ill; to give an ill or unnatural from to; to deform. "Figures monstrous and misshaped." Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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