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Definition of Miscarries
1. miscarry [v] - See also: miscarry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miscarries
Literary usage of Miscarries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of England by David Hume, Tobias George Smollett (1825)
"It miscarries—§ XXVIII. Violent animosity between the two houses, produced by
the inquiry into the public accounts—§ XXIX. Disputes between the two houses ..."
2. Southern History of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1865)
"An Important Dispatch miscarries.—The Garrison Unable to Fight Their Way Out.—But
Their Condition not Extreme.—Pemberton's Surrender on the Fourth of July. ..."
3. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1859)
"Artaxerxes Mnemon undertakes the reduction of Egypt. Iphicrates the Athenian is
appointed general of the Athenian troops. The enterprise miscarries by the ..."
4. History of Canada: From the Time of Its Discovery Till the Union Year 1840-41 by François-Xavier Garneau (1866)
"M. Vill#- gagnon attempts to found a French colony in Brazil; the enterprise
miscarries through the disaccord of the adventurers.—Foundation of Carolina ..."
5. A Treatise on Criminal Law by Francis Wharton, William Draper Lewis (1896)
"... until it either succeeds or miscarries.1 In such a case, no abandonment of
the attempt, arid no withdrawal from its superintendence, can screen the ..."
6. The Ellis Correspondence: Letters Written During the Years 1686, 1687, 1688 by John Ellis (1829)
"Princess of Denmark miscarries.—The Dutch demand satisfaction. London, April
17th, H!88. DEAR SIR, THOUGH I am not so happy as to have heard of your arrival ..."
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