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t. [ For though a man be falle in jalous rage, Let maken with this water his potage, And never shal he more his wif mistriste. Chaucer, Prol. to Pardoner's Tale, 1. 83. Mystruste not thy frende for none accusement. Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 332. I will never mistrust my wife again. Shak., M. W. of W., v. 5. 141. I am ever ready to mistrust a promising title. Goldsmith, The Bee, No. 4. 2. To suspect; apprehend: said of a fact or circumstance. This is an accident of hourly proof, Which I mistrusted not. Shak., Much Ado, ii. 1. 189. mistruster (mis-trus'ter), n. One who mistrusts. Milton . IMG:content-0778.png:[blocks in formation] To rest mistrustful where a noble heart Hath pawn'd an open hand in sign of love. Shak., 3 Hen. VI., iv. 2. 8. mistrustfully (mis-trust'ful-i), adv . In a mistrustful manner; with misgiving, suspicion, or doubt. mistrustfulne (mis-trust'fül-nes), n. The state or quality of being mistrustful; suspicion; doubt. mistrustle (mis-trust'les), a . [ The swain, mistrustle of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round the place. Goldsmith, Des. Vil., 1. 27. mistryst1, v. t. An obsolete variant of mistrust. mistryst2 (mis-trīst'), v. t. [ tus, mixt us, a mixing, mingling, Gay mistutored youths, who ne'er the charm Of Virtue hear, nor wait at Wisdom's door. T. Edwards, Sonnets, xxviii., To G. Onslow. misween