Misclean

/mɪsˈkliːn/ · verb

Meaning

To clean improperly..

Definitions by Sense

1. To clean improperly.
2. A defect in printing fabric that arises from improperly cleaning the rollers that apply the ink, leaving unintended marks on the fabric.

Example Sentences

No amount of pre-evaluation that we can carry out will completely avoid or prevent customer complaints because for every kind of consumer use we can forecase the actual consumer can find many more ways of straining, misusing, miscleaning, and otherwise mistreating merchandise.

In an indoor environment, areas that are more out of site, such as those below or above certain home furniture, are often miscleaned for a long period.

Was it the sealant supplier who sold a product that hardened too much with age, or was it the applicator who miscleaned or poorly primed the joint that led to the adhesive failure?

Defects are commonly of great variety and are described as holes, missing color, oil, white scrimp, misclean, out of fit (where the pattern is out of line), grey black scrimp, snap, stick in, hair line, color streak, color spot, roller scratches, torn selvage, and chatter (where thelines come horizontal in the printing).

On the next day, another misclean of approximately 750 yards was discovered on Gregory's machine while no one was in attendance at his post.

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Word Forms

• miscleans
• miscleaning
• miscleaned

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