• Misshape

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈmɪsʃeɪp/

    Origin

    From - + shape.

    Full definition of misshape

    Noun

    misshape

    (plural misshapes)
    1. (obsolete) A misshapen person; a misshapen body. 14th-17th c.
      • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.12:The one of them, that elder did appeare,
        With her dull eyes did seeme to looke askew,
        That her mis-shape much helpt ....
    2. A misshapen object; now especially, a broken item (especially food) sold individually at a cheaper price. from 19th c.
      • 1995, Jarvis Cocker et al., "Mis-Shapes":Mis-shapes, mistakes, misfits
        Raised on a diet of broken biscuits.

    Verb

    1. To shape badly or incorrectly. from 15th c.

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