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Definition of Misdoes
1. misdo [v] - See also: misdo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misdoes
Literary usage of Misdoes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Germs and Developments of the Laws of England: Embracing the Anglo-Saxon by John M. Stearns (1889)
"And if it be, that any one unwillingly or unintentionally do anything amiss, he
shall not be like to him who misdoes intentionally and of his own will: and ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"One who misdoes or does wrong; one who commits a fault or crime ; an evil-doer.
[Theyl compel all men to follow them, strengthening their kingdom with the ..."
3. Biographic Clinics by George Milbry Gould (1907)
"... who with degrees and professorships ignores refraction, misdoes it, and uses
his office as a sort of surgical ..."
4. Increasing Home Efficiency by Martha Bensley Bruère, Robert Walter Bruère (1913)
"... device from the standpoint of society at large, because so much of the work
she does badly or misdoes has to be done over later at an increased cost. ..."
5. The Englishman and the Scandinavian: Or, A Comparison of Anglo-Saxon and Old by Frederick Metcalfe (1880)
"... J>aes Jj3 he mis- deth' = literally, ' he is a need-doer of that which he
misdoes,' is a compacter phrase than ' that which he ..."
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