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Definition of Misnamed
1. misname [v] - See also: misname
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misnamed
Literary usage of Misnamed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Solicitors' Journal & Reporter (1871)
"Thnt relates to cases of misnomer in the rate, and shows that a person misnamed
in the rate, may be registered if he has paid all the rates for one year ..."
2. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. by American Entomological Society (1891)
"... so misnamed. The other specimen was sent me by Mr. The genus Polla contains
quite diverse material, and the species rill probably be distributed among ..."
3. The Gentleman's House: Or, How to Plan English Residences, from the by Robert Kerr (1865)
"misnamed Galleries.—Illustrations passim. A CORRIDOR is a wide and stately
PASSAGE : a wider and more stately Corridor is a GALLERY. ..."
4. The History and Description of Fossil Fuel, the Collieries, and Coal Trade by John Holland (1841)
"... subjacent masses—Supposed igneous origin of trap or basaltic dykes—Advantages
of those dislocations misnamed "faults"—Professor Auckland's observations. ..."
5. The Dover Patrol 1915-1917 by Reginald Bacon (1919)
"... 9.2-inch monitors—The work of the 6th Flotilla—The misnamed " 30-knotters "—The
successful " P " boats—Horse Artillery guns in the "ML's"—Mine-sweeping ..."
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