misshape en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmɪsʃeɪp/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-West Germanic *gaskap Old English ġesċeap Proto-Germanic *skēpą Proto-West Germanic *skāp Old English sċeap Middle English schap English shape English misshape From mis- + shape.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A misshapen person; a misshapen body.
The one of them, that elder did appeare, With her dull eyes did seeme to looke askew, That her mis-shape much helpt [...].
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
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A misshapen object; now especially, a broken item (especially food) sold individually at a cheaper price.
Mis-shapes, mistakes, misfits Raised on a diet of broken biscuits.
1995, Jarvis Cocker et al., Mis-Shapes:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misshapes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |