Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mistaken move; a false move.
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Examples
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A false note in the proceedings, a mismove on the part of
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Volume 1. Gilbert Parker 1897
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A false note in the proceedings, a mismove on the part of Valmond, would easily have made the thing ridiculous; but even to
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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A false note in the proceedings, a mismove on the part of
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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Perhaps he had been guilty of a mismove in attempting to take her at a disadvantage.
The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel Thomas Bailey Aldrich 1871
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