mislighting

Verb

mislight (third-person singular simple present mislights, present participle mislighting, simple past and past participle mislighted or mislit)

1. To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
   • No Will-o'-th'-Wisp mislight thee, Nor snake or slow-worm bite thee; But on, on thy way, Not making a stay, Since ghost there is none to affright thee.1897, Joseph S. Moorat, A Country Garland of Ten Songs Gathered from the Hesperides of Robert Herrick, page 17
2. To light improperly.
   • Such glassware , with lights so arranged , usually allows about as much light to pass downward through the glass (transmitted) as is reflected or diffused upwards , and almost invariably interiors mislighted in this way are recognizable by bright spots of light directly above the fixture on the...1913, Francisco Laurent Godinez, The Lighting Book, page 84

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