Mistone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Mistone is a verb meaning (transitive) To give a bad or wrong tone to.
Meaning
(transitive) To give a bad or wrong tone to.
Example Sentences
On the whole it were better to misguide a child in knowledge, which it can remedy later, than to mistone it in feeling, for which there is no remedy. A jarring note implanted in its nature might spoil the music of its life […]
Word Forms
- mistones
- mistoning
- mistoned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include destone, mistune, intone, tone, misstrike, mistie.
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