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To instruct amiss.

To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken. [Obs.] Spenser.

A cover for the wrist and forearm. To give the mitten to, to dismiss as a lover; to reject the suit of. [Colloq.] -- To handle without mittens, to treat roughly; to handle without gloves. [Colloq.]

Fatally vulnerable; vital. Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but missing the mortal place, with his poniard finishes the work. Milton.

For the most part. [Obs.] "All the rest do mostwhat far amiss." Spenser.

rigines who built, in former times, extensive mounds of earth, esp. in the valleys of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Formerly they were supposed to have preceded the Indians, but later investigations go to show that they were, in general, identical with the tribes that occupied the country when discovered by European…

A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of the city of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the French; the survivors joined the Creek Confederacy.

e and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation. the fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in the condition of nationalities and the character of peoples. H. W. Beecher.

To prove unreal or intrue; to disprove. The omission or infrequency of such recitals does not negative the existence of miracles. Paley.

Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy. To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame, Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. Milton.…

The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.

ferable by sale or delivery and indorsement, as bills of exchange, drafts, checks, and promissory notes.

A woman who negotiates. Miss Edgeworth.

A place of entertainment, as for moving picture exhibition, charging a fee or admission price of five cents. [U. S.]

al, or a command. A look or a nod only ought to correct them [the children] when they do amiss. Locke. Nations obey my word and wait my nod. Prior. The land of Nod, sleep.

An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance.

A failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.

A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim.

A neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery.

of; -- used emphatically. "They knew that I was none of the register that entered their admissions in the universities." Fuller. -- None-so-pretty (Bot.), the Saxifraga umbrosa. See London pride (a), under London.