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Definition of Missays
1. missay [v] - See also: missay
Lexicographical Neighbors of Missays
Literary usage of Missays
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poems of John Donne by John Donne, James Russell Lowell, Grolier Club (1895)
"... lest truth be endangered by my praise, Ami turn to God who knows I think this
true, And useth oft, when such a heart missays, To make it good; ..."
2. Legends and Satires from Medieval Literature by Martha Hale Shackford (1913)
"... For missays, and al to chine,7 Lord ! who may telle the sore This king sufferd
ten yere and more: His here of his berd, blac and rowe,8 To his ..."
3. Select Remains of the Ancient Popular and Romance Poetry of Scotland by David Laing, John Small (1885)
"260 Al his bodi was oway duine, For missays, and al to-chine. Lord ! who may
telle the sore, This king sufferd ten ..."
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