Mistaken to Miter

Mistaken
(Mis*tak"en) p. a.

1. Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken.

2. Erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion.

Mistakenly
(Mis*tak"en*ly), adv. By mistake. Goldsmith.

Mistakenness
(Mis*tak"en*ness), n. Erroneousness.

Mistaker
(Mis*tak"er) n. One who mistakes.

Well meaning ignorance of some mistakers.
Bp. Hall.

Mistaking
(Mis*tak"ing), n. An error; a mistake. Shak.

Mistakingly
(Mis*tak"ing*ly), adv. Erroneously.

Mistaught
(Mis*taught") a. [See Misteach.] Wrongly taught; as, a mistaught youth. L'Estrange.

Misteach
(Mis*teach") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mistaught ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misteaching.] [AS. mist&aemacrcan.] To teach wrongly; to instruct erroneously.

Mistell
(Mis*tell") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mistold ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mistelling.] To tell erroneously.

Mistemper
(Mis*tem"per) v. t. To temper ill; to disorder; as, to mistemper one's head. Warner.

This inundation of mistempered humor.
Shak.

Mister
(Mis"ter) n. [See Master, and cf. Mistress.] A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth. It is usually written in the abbreviated form Mr.

To call your name, inquire your where,
Or what you think of Mister Some-one's book,
Or Mister Other's marriage or decease.
Mrs. Browning.

Mister
(Mis"ter), v. t. To address or mention by the title Mr.; as, he mistered me in a formal way. [Colloq.]

Mister
(Mis"ter), n. [OF. mistier trade, office, ministry, need, F. métier trade, fr. L. ministerium service, office, ministry. See Ministry, Mystery trade.] [Written also mester.]

1. A trade, art, or occupation. [Obs.]

In youth he learned had a good mester.
Chaucer.

2. Manner; kind; sort. [Obs.] Spenser.

But telleth me what mester men ye be.
Chaucer.

3. Need; necessity. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

Mister
(Mis"ter), v. i. To be needful or of use. [Obs.]

As for my name, it mistereth not to tell.
Spenser.

Misterm
(Mis*term") v. t. To call by a wrong name; to miscall.


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