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  • adjective cut incorrectly

Etymologies

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mis- +‎ cut

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Examples

  • When the crystal is cut at an angle-a common procedure known as a miscut-and heated to 1,300 to

    DV Hardware 2009

  • When the crystal is cut at an angle-a common procedure known as a miscut-and heated to 1,300 to

    DV Hardware 2009

  • My teacher, however, was an exceptionally patient man, and every piece of wood I miscut, every nail I hammered in wrong, he calmly sorted out for me, removing the nail and putting it back straight, planing my hacked at wood.

    Catching Up Again « Tales from the Reading Room 2010

  • Scarce a keen reader of runes art thou, if thou deemest thou hast beheld in them the bidding of thy sister to this journey: lo, I read them the runes, and had marvel of so wise a woman as Gudrun is, that she should have miscut them; but that which lieth underneath beareth your bane with it, — yea, either she lacked a letter, or others have dealt guilefully with the runes.

    The Story of the Volsungs 2008

  • I was totally expecting you to say that you read a section looking for the miscut part and got yourself hideously freaked out for the bike ride home.

    Cooperative Blog » Blog Archive » Stephen King 2007

  • Apparently some of the books had a section of the book that was miscut and I was to peruse the volume to make sure that it was indeed readable.

    Cooperative Blog » 2007 » September » 24 2007

  • Apparently some of the books had a section of the book that was miscut and I was to peruse the volume to make sure that it was indeed readable.

    Cooperative Blog » 2007 » September 2007

  • Apparently some of the books had a section of the book that was miscut and I was to peruse the volume to make sure that it was indeed readable.

    Cooperative Blog » Blog Archive » Stephen King 2007

  • Scarce a keen reader of runes art thou, if thou deemest thou hast beheld in them the bidding of thy sister to this journey: lo, I read them the runes, and had marvel of so wise a woman as Gudrun is, that she should have miscut them; but that which lieth underneath beareth your bane with it, -- yea, either she lacked a letter, or others have dealt guilefully with the runes.

    The Story of the Volsungs Anonymous 1873

  • * Check packages for misspellings and poor grammar, blurred letters, miscut graphics, and lack of distinctive graphic security devices such as holographic logos.

    Toronto Sun 2009

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