Misdraft
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An error in the process of drafting (any sense).
"In weaving, the defects which cling to the goods to the very end are temple-marks, which show up on light shade satines, on linings and beetled work; misdrafts, on twills, welts, etc.; reed-marks, which ruin the finish of the finest satines; and the mixing of mule and ring filling, of American and Egyptian cotton, and of different numbers of filling yarns, which, together with oil stains, are harmful to all grades."
- 1 To make an error while drafting (any sense).
"And facilities which contain complex options are more likely to be misdrafted by lawyers who do not understand the way in which the transaction is supposed to work and therefore find it hard to express it clearly."
Example
More examples"In weaving, the defects which cling to the goods to the very end are temple-marks, which show up on light shade satines, on linings and beetled work; misdrafts, on twills, welts, etc.; reed-marks, which ruin the finish of the finest satines; and the mixing of mule and ring filling, of American and Egyptian cotton, and of different numbers of filling yarns, which, together with oil stains, are harmful to all grades."
Etymology
From mis- + draft.
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