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misengraving

misengraving is the present participle and gerund of misengrave.

Meaning of misengrave

Verb

misengrave (third-person singular simple present misengraves, present participle misengraving, simple past and past participle misengraved)

  1. To engrave incorrectly.
    • The star is also misengraved or tampered with, appearing in Rud., Sup. ii. 13, 12 1 regular fleur-de-lis.1869, W. Hylton Dyer Longstaffe, “On the Distinctions Between the Silver Coins of Henry IV., V., and VI.”, in The Numismatic Chronicle, and Journal of the Numismatic Society, volume 9, page 271

Questions about misengraving

What is misengraving the present participle and gerund of?
Misengraving is the present participle and gerund of misengrave.

Words near misengraving in the dictionary

  1. misengineering
  2. misengineers
  3. misengrave
  4. misengraved
  5. misengraves
  6. misengraving
  7. Misenheimer
  8. Misenheimers
  9. misenite
  10. misenlightened
  11. misenrol

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