ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include destone, mistune, intone, tone, misstrike, mistie.

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