n. [ Cf. F. immiscibilité. ] Incapability of being mixed, or mingled. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. im- not + miscible: cf. F. immiscible. ] 1. Not capable of being mixed or mingled. [ 1913 Webster ]

A chaos of immiscible and conflicting particles. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: (Chem.) Not miscible; forming two distinct phases when mixed at some concentration; -- of two liquids; as, water and gasoline are immiscible. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. incommiscibilis; pref. in- not + commiscibilis that can be mingled. ] Not commiscible; not mixable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law), Malicious and willful destructionof or injury to the property of others; -- it is an offense at common law. Wharton.
Syn. -- vandalism, hooliganism. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. & i. 1. To calculate erroneously. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To judge wrongly, especially about the effects of action or the likely course of events. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. 1. a mistake in calculating.
Syn. -- misreckoning, misestimation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. An error in judgment, especially about the effects of action or the likely course of events; as, IBM's miscalculation about the impact of microcomputers cost them many billions in lost opportunities; Sadam's invasion of Kuwait was only his worst, but not his last, miscalculation. [ PJC ]

v. t. 1. To call by a wrong name; to name improperly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To call by a bad name; to abuse. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination; as, a serious miscarriage of justice. [ 1913 Webster ]

When a counselor, to save himself,
Would lay miscarriages upon his prince. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and miscarriages of the righteous. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act of bringing forth a child before the time it is viable; a premature birth, resulting in death of the fetus; spontaneous abortion. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Miscarried p. pr. & vb. n. Miscarrying. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat. [ 1913 Webster ]

My ships have all miscarried. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bring forth young before the time they are viable; to have a spontaneous abortion. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. An erroneous cast or reckoning. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cast or reckon wrongly. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. to marry or cohabit with a person of another race. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. miscere to mix + the root of genus race. ] A mixing of races; amalgamation, as by intermarriage of black and white. Until the late twentieth century, misceganation was a crime in some states of the Southern United States. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. [ See Miscellany. ] Of or pertaining to miscellanies. Shaftesbury. -- n. A writer of miscellanies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Miscellaneous, and cf. Maslin. ] A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called maslin and meslin. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L. See Miscellany. ] A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See Mix, and cf. Miscellany. ] Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection. “A miscellaneous rabble.” Milton. -- Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of miscellanies; miscellanarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Miscellanies [ L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellanée, pl. miscellanées. See Miscellaneous. ] A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original, and sins actual. Hewyt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Miscellany madam, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a milliner. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To misjudge. [ Obs. ] Daniel. -- n. Erroneous judgment. [ Obs. ] Sylvester. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. meschance, OF. mescheance. ] Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Never come mischance between us twain. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity; disaster. See Calamity. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To happen by mischance. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Unlucky. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to. [ 1913 Webster ]

They totally mischaracterize the action. Eton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To charge erroneously, as in an account. -- n. A mistake in charging. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See Minus, and Chief. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused by human agency or by some living being, intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs. Ps. lii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from many mischiefs. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mischief was, these allies would never allow that the common enemy was subdued. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be in mischief, to be doing harm or causing annoyance. --
To make mischief, to do mischief, especially by exciting quarrels. --
To play the mischief, to cause great harm; to throw into confusion. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill. -- Mischief, Damage, Harm. Damage is an injury which diminishes the value of a thing; harm is an injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; mischief is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency of things. We often suffer damage or harm from accident, but mischief always springs from perversity or folly. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To do harm to. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mischievous. [ R. ] Lydgate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mischievous. [ Obs. ] Foote. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Causing harm; exciting enmity or quarrels. Rowe. -- n. The act or practice of making mischief, inciting quarrels, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child. “Most mischievous foul sin.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably mischievous to society. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; destructive. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Mis"chie*vous*ly, adv. -- Mis"chie*vous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Mishna. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Mishnic. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Mischose p. p. Mischosen p. pr. & vb. n. Mischoosing. ] To choose wrongly. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To make a wrong choice. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To christen wrongly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. miscibilité. ] Capability of being mixed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. miscible, fr. L. miscere to mix. ] Capable of being mixed; mixable. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Mixable in all proportions; forming a single phase when mixed in any proportion; -- of liquids; as, water and alcohol are miscible in all proportions; water and gasoline are not miscible; benzene and ethyl alcohol are miscible, and ethyl alcohol is miscible with water, but water is not miscible with benzene.. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. Erroneous citation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cite erroneously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mistaken claim. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Law) Not cognizant; ignorant; not knowing. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To fail to apprehend; to misunderstand. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Wrong collocation. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To give a wrong color to. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ figuratively ] To set forth erroneously or unfairly; to misrepresent; as, to miscolor facts. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Discomfort. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To get a wrong idea of or about; to misunderstand. [ 1913 Webster ]