miss

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/mɪs/]

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1. miss (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An unmarried woman; a girl.

Example: While thus the fiends, with wily art, Adroitly stole upon the heart, And with their complaisance, and tales, Had ruind more than half the males, Gay Vanity, with smiles, and kisses, Was busy 'mongst the maids, and misses.

2. miss (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A kept woman; a mistress.

Example: courting a Miss

3. miss (noun) — sense 3

Definition: In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.

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