miscolour en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English miscolouren. Compare Saterland Frisian Misklöär (“mismatched colour”). By surface analysis, mis- + colour.
Meanings
- (transitive) To give a wrong colour to.
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(figuratively, transitive) To set forth erroneously or unfairly.
to miscolour facts
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| miscolours | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| miscolor | alternative | lexicographic | |
| miscolouring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| miscoloured | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| miscoloured | Tense=Past | lexicographic |