mistrace

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English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ trace.

Verb

mistrace (third-person singular simple present mistraces, present participle mistracing, simple past and past participle mistraced)

  1. (transitive) To trace incorrectly.
    • 1984, California, volume 9, page 108:
      As it turned out, Pacific Telephone had mistraced the call and sent the FBI on a wild-goose chase []

Anagrams

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, mestresse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪsˈtɾiːs/, /mɛsˈtɾiːs/

Noun

mistrace

  1. mistress

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 57