The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately mislaid: and the
prayer of their petition was to obtain one of like import in its
stead.
Hallam.
Mis*lay"er (?), n. One who mislays.
Mi"sle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Misled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Misling
(?).] [Prop. mistle, fr. mist. Cf. Mistle, Mizzle.] To rain in very
fine drops, like a thick mist; to mizzle.
Mi"sle, n. A fine rain; a thick mist; mizzle.
Mis*lead" (ms*ld"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misled (- ld"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Misleading.] [AS. misldan. See Mis-, and Lead to conduct.] To lead into
a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to
mistake; to deceive.
Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you.
Bacon.
To give due light To the mislead and lonely traveler.
Milton.
Syn. -- To delude; deceive. See Deceive.
Mis*lead"er (?), n. One who leads into error.
Mis*lead"ing, a. Leading astray; delusive.
Mis*learn" (?), v. t. To learn wrongly.
Mis*led" (?), imp. & p. p. of Mislead.
Mis"len (?), n. See Maslin.
Mis"le*toe (?), n. See Mistletoe.
Mis*light" (?), v. t. To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
Herrick.
Mis*like" (-lk"), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Misliked (lkt"); p. pr. &
vb. n. Misliking.] [AS. mislcian to displease. See Like, v.] To
dislike; to disapprove of; to have aversion to; as, to mislike a man.
Who may like or mislike what he says.