misprint

[n. mis-print, mis-print; v. mis-print] Origin

mis·print

[n. mis-print, mis-print; v. mis-print]
noun
1.
a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
verb (used with object)
2.
to print incorrectly.

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to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.

Origin:
1485–95; mis-1 + print
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misprint
 
n
1.  an error in printing, made through damaged type, careless reading, etc
 
vb
2.  (tr) to print (a letter) incorrectly

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misprint
late 15c.; from mis- (1) + print (v.). The noun is first attested 1818.
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