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mislacing

mislacing is the present participle and gerund of mislace.

Meaning of mislace

Verb

mislace (third-person singular simple present mislaces, present participle mislacing, simple past and past participle mislaced)

  1. To lace improperly.
    • I opened a book which seemed to be mislaced, and found a thousand-franc note in it.1901, Honoré de Balzac, George Saintsbury, Comédie Humaine, page 373

Questions about mislacing

What is mislacing the present participle and gerund of?
Mislacing is the present participle and gerund of mislace.

Words near mislacing in the dictionary

  1. mislabouring
  2. mislabours
  3. mislace
  4. mislaced
  5. mislaces
  6. mislacing
  7. mislaid
  8. mislaid property
  9. mislain
  10. misland
  11. mislaunch

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