miswear

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verb

To wear badly or wrongly.

“c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court the people buy in effect chaffe for corn , for that which is miswrought will miswear”

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Meanings

verbmiswear (third-person singular simple present miswears, present participle miswearing, simple past miswore, past participle misworn)

present singular third person miswears · participle present miswearing · past miswore · participle past misworn

  1. obsoleterareTo wear badly or wrongly.

    c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court the people buy in effect chaffe for corn , for that which is miswrought will miswear

Origin

From mis- + wear.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

miswear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miswear

MLA

“miswear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miswear. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miswear,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miswear.

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