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Definition of Miscalled
1. miscall [v] - See also: miscall
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miscalled
Literary usage of Miscalled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Westminster Review by John Chapman, Charles William Wason (1829)
"Observations on the Insolvent Debtors Act ; miscalled " An Act for Relief of
Insolvent Debtors." By William Jones, Esq., Marshal of the King's Bench. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1847)
"1088 exhibits the general arrangement of the vacuum-pans, and their subsidiary
apparatus. Here are shown, on the ground floor, the heaters e, e, (miscalled ..."
3. Lombard Architecture by Arthur Kingsley Porter (1917)
"CHAPTER V. BENEDETTO miscalled ANTELAMI With Benedetto dawns a new era in Lombard
sculpture. As Guglielmo had brushed away the traditions of the XI century, ..."
4. The Saxons in England: A History of the English Commonwealth Till the Period by John Mitchell Kemble (1876)
"... what was miscalled chastity, to proscribe the noblest condition and some of
the highest functions of man, was to set up a rule essentially false, ..."
5. Sensible Etiquette of the Best Society, Customs, Manners, Morals, and Home by Clara Jessup Moore (1878)
"miscalled EDUCATION—WANT OF INDIVIDUALITY—ORIGINAL PEOPLE—AIMLESS STUDY—OBJECTS
OF WOMAN'S HIGHER CULTURE ..."
6. The Redemption of Egypt by William Basil Worsfold (1899)
"... Botti's account of the Serapeum—The Theodosian column, miscalled "Pompey's
Pillar"—Roman Alexandria—The power of the Patriarchs— Athanasius—Theodosius ..."
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