mispart
verbEtymology From mis- + part.
1
To part or divide badly.
- A piece of Maries hair is misparted, tucked behind her ear.1992, Michael C. White, Alan Davis, Birch Lane Press Presents American Fiction, →ISBN:
- Tom's hair was misparted and stood out in places.1993, Robert Boswell, Crooked hearts, →ISBN, page 90:
1 more example
- And Chris, (gina sighs), did her momma ever teach her how to part her hair or does she mispart it on purpose?1996 January 24, The Musil's, “Y&R Mystery hair”, in rec.arts.tv.soaps.cbs (Usenet):
2
To miscast for a role.
- The almost legendary Ivan Kozlovsky, with whom he gave the first Russian performance of the Serenade in the autumn of 1961, is misparted here.1986, Alan Blyth, Song on Record, →ISBN, page 214: