Misspread
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An instance of misspreading.
"The weight is controlled in order to reject misspreads."
Verb
- 1 To spread incorrectly or inappropriately.
"Never shall Obloquy your mansion seek, Or Anguish blight the roses on your cheek; Nor vagrant Zephyr insolent misspread The hazel-curling tresses of thy envied head!"
Example
More examples"Never shall Obloquy your mansion seek, Or Anguish blight the roses on your cheek; Nor vagrant Zephyr insolent misspread The hazel-curling tresses of thy envied head!"
Etymology
From mis- + spread.