mistral

[Prov. Fr. for mastral, from mastre =a master.] A violent cold northwest wind experienced in the Mediterranean provinces of France, destroying fruit, blo oms, crops, . It blows spring. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; misrender. "Eusebius by them mistranslated ."-Bp. Hall : Honor of Married Clergy, bk. i., § 25. mis-trăns-lā-tion, s. [Pref. mis-, and English translation (q. v.).) A false or incorrect translation; a misrendering. *mis-trăns-pört-ěd, a. [Pref. mis-, and Eng. transported (q. v.).] Carried or borne away from one's self wrongly; misled by pa ion or strong feeling. mis-tread-ing, s . [Pref. mis- , and Eng. tread ing (q. v.).] A wrong or false step, a sin, a fault, a misgoing; misbehavior. "For the hot vengeance and the rod of Heaven, To punish my mistreadings ." Shakesp.: Henry IV., Pt . III . , iii. 2. mis-treat', v . t. [Pref. mis- , and English treat (q. v.).] To treat wrongly or ill; to ill-treat, to maltreat. IMG:content-1284.png:[blocks in formation] 5. A concubine; a woman who fills the place but has not the rights of a wife. 6. A title of addre applied to a married lady, nearly equivalent to madam. Formerly it was applied to married or unmarried women in disc rim in. ately. It is now written in the abbreviated form Mrs. (pronounced mis is). "Mistre , 'tis well, your choice agrees with mine." Shakesp.: Pericles, ii. 5. II. Technically: 1. Eng . Law : The proper style of the wife of an esquire or of a gentleman. ( Wharton .) 2. Bowls : The small ball used in the English game of bowls, now called the Jack. "So, so, rub on and ki the mistre ." Shakesp.: Troilus and Cre ida , iii. 2. To be her own mistre : To be free from all re IMG:content-1285.png:[blocks in formation] *2. A style of addre to ladies; ladyship. *mis'-tre , v . i . [MISTRESS, 8.] To wait or attend upon a mistre ; to court. "Thy idlene ; which yet thou canst not fly By dre ing, mistre ing , and compliment." Herbert: Church Porch. *mis-trě -ly, a. [Eng. mistre ; -ly.] Pertain. ing to the mistre of a household. "Will he take from me the mistre ly management?"Richardson: Clari a , i. 298.