What does misgraffed mean?
Misgraffed means (obsolete) grafted wrongly; misgrafted.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete) grafted wrongly; misgrafted.
LYSANDER Ah me! for aught that I could ever read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth: But either it was different in blood,-- HERMIA O cross! too high to be enthrall'd to low! LYSANDER Or else misgraffed in respect of years;-- HERMIA O spite! too old to be engag'd to young!
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Misgraffed means (obsolete) grafted wrongly; misgrafted.
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LYSANDER Ah me! for aught that I could ever read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth: But either it was different in blood,-- HERMIA O cross! too high to be enthrall'd to low! LYSANDER Or else misgraffed in respect of years;-- HERMIA O spite! too old to be engag'd to young!
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