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misspread en · NOUN
Etymology
From mis- + spread.
Meanings
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An instance of misspreading.
The weight is controlled in order to reject misspreads.
1987, Ligna Technologies Ltd, Alberta. Canadian Forestry Service, Report on Cement Bonded Particleboard, Its Applications and a Preliminary Assessment of a Plant to be Located in Alberta, page 7:
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misspread en · VERB
Etymology
From mis- + spread.
Meanings
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To spread incorrectly or inappropriately.
Once widely misspread, the belief that ketamine causes ICP elevation has been disproven, leading to its resurgence in the field of medicine.
2022 July 28, Luis Rueda Carillo, Klepper Alfrdo Garcia, Nilufer Yalcin, Manan Shah, “Ketamine and its emergence in the field of neurology”, in Cureus: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!
1790, Anthony Pasquin (psudonym of John Williams), A Postscript to the New Bath Guide. A poem, page 82:Back brooming to redistribute and realign any misspread aggregate was also carried out.
1992, National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board, Foundation Engineering, page 39:Misspread material is fed back to the forming station.
1987, Ligna Technologies Ltd, Alberta. Canadian Forestry Service, Report on Cement Bonded Particleboard, Its Applications and a Preliminary Assessment of a Plant to be Located in Alberta, page 7:
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