mistune en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From mis- + tune.
Meanings
- An incorrect tuning.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| mistunes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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mistune en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From mis- + tune.
Meanings
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(transitive) To tune wrongly.
The Harpe. […] A harper with his wreſt maye tune the harpe wrong Mys tunying of an Inſtrument ſhal hurt a true ſonge
1568, William Cornishe [i.e., William Cornysh], “In the Fleete Made by Me William Cornishe otherwise Called Nyshwhete Chapelman with the Most Famose and Noble Kyng Henry the VII. His Reygne the XIX. Yere the Moneth of July. A Treatise betwene Trouth, and Information.”, in John Skelton, edited by J[ohn] S[tow], Pithy Pleasaunt and Profitable Workes of Maister Skelton, Poete Laureate, Imprinted at London: In Fletestreate, neare vnto St Dunstan-in-the-West by Thomas Marshe, →OCLC; republished as Pithy Pleasaunt and Profitable Workes of Maister Skelton, Poete Laureate to King Henry the VIIIth, London: Printed for C. Davis in Pater-noster Row, 1736, →OCLC, page 290:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mistunes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| mistuned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| mistuned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| mistuning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |