mislace
verbEtymology From mis- + lace.
1
To lace improperly.
- I opened a book which seemed to be mislaced, and found a thousand-franc note in it.1901, Honoré de Balzac, George Saintsbury, Comédie Humaine, page 373:
- He dressed quickly, missing buttons, mislacing his high shoes, and he went out into the neon night.1978, Samuel Astrachan, Katz-Cohen: A Novel, page 284:
2 more examples
- The first week, an ashcarver from Ashtabula had hanged himself in quarters after the sergeant major had made him stand at attention for three days and nights for mislacing a legging.1983, Susan Arnout Smith, The Frozen Lady, page 306:
- For a day or two Tell even speculated on the possibility that Roger Daltrey himself might have taken a turn wearing the mislaced white sneakers.1994, Stephen King, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, page 272: