2. Proper noun. (dialect form of Mrs) ¹
3. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Missus) ¹
4. Noun. (plural of miss) ¹
5. Noun. (alternative spelling of missus) (Mrs) ¹
6. Verb. (third-person singular of miss) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misses
1. miss [v] - See also: miss
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misses
Literary usage of Misses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dombey and Son. by Charles Dickens, Hablot Knight Browne (1848)
"Good gracious misses Brown," returned the Grinder, " I said to-night's a week
... How you do take up a cove, misses Brown ! You've put it all out of my head ..."
2. The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown (1851)
"For example—in speaking of two young ladies whose family name is Bell—whether to
call them the Hiss Bells, the misses Bel/, or the misses Bells. ..."
3. Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"Women's, misses', and children's shoes ; men's boots. C 2-11. 251 15 Falley,
L., & Co., ... Women s, misses', and children's boots and shoes. D 1-7-8. ..."
4. Plato, and the Other Companions of Sokrates by George Grote (1888)
"In regard to who misses the minds of our slaves, we should all prefer those even
when 1.1 -1-1,1 ti * . * to n1*- gO wrong without their own choice.2 he ..."
5. Some Recollections of Our Antislavery Conflict by Samuel Joseph May (1869)
"—misses GRIMKE*. The title of this article announces a great event in the progress
of our antislavery conflict, and opens a subject the adequate treatment ..."
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