misappliance

noun

misappliance

noun

Etymology From mis- + apply + -ance.

1

Rare Misapplication; the act of misapplying something.

Wherever he looked he saw an old ivory or an old brocade, and he scarce knew where to sit for fear of a misappliance.1903 September 28, Henry James, The Ambassadors, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC:

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