mister

nom

1. 1

   Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.

   You may sit here, mister.

   You keep away from my wife, mister.

   Fine day to see sights, gentlemen. Well, misters, here's the railing round the ground, and there's the paling round the tomb, eight feet deep, six feet long, and three feet wide.

   There's only three misters aboard this ship, or, rather, there's only two.

2. 2

   A man.

   There are too many misters and not enough sisters up in this club tonight, for my taste.

verbe

1. 1

   To address by the title of "mister".

   1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist “Hush! hush! Mr. Sikes,” said the Jew, trembling; “don’t speak so loud!” “None of your mistering,” replied the ruffian; “you always mean mischief when you come that. You know my name: out with it! I shan’t disgrace it when the time comes.”

nom

1. 1

   obsolèteSomeone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.

2. 2

   archaïqueA kind, type of.

   The Redcrosse knight toward him crossed fast, To weet, what mister wight was so dismayd[…].

   What mister-chance hath brought thee to the field Without thy sheepe?

   For als he been a mister wight Betray'd by wandering in the night To tread the circled haunt;

3. 3

   obsolèteNeed (of something).

   He is richt gude, Ane man of wealth and nobill blude, Bot hes mair mister of ane Hude.

   England, that stands muckle in mister of a Reformation.

   Now is over lait to preis my freind indeid , Quhan that I have sik mister, and sik neid: Better had bene be tyme I had overtane, To preis my freind, quhen mister had I nane.

4. 4

   obsolèteNecessity; the necessary time.

   That the portis be mendytt and lokit and reformit as mister is.

   Which works the church had in its treasury to sell at mister.

   When his Máster shall say, Ha Sir, I know you well enough; ye did speak indeed but never in a mister; ye did sneak, as they use to say, when none speired at you, ye were stout then;

   If 2 coparceners are seised of land, and one releases to the other in fee with warranty; this passes by way of mister le estate.

verbe

1. 1

   obsolèteTo be necessary; to matter.

   As for my name, it mistreth not to tell; Call me the Squyre of Dames that me beseemeth well.

   I mister not to write mair of Bissiness to zour Lordschip; bot, as I hear, how soon the Compris of thair Factoris is hard, that thai will gif thame new Commissionis again, or utheris in thair Placis.

nom

1. 1

   A device that makes or sprays mist.

   Odessa D. uses a mister Sunday to fight the 106-degree heat at a NASCAR race in Fontana, California.

   Use a mister and steamer. If you're avoiding fat, use an oil mister while cooking. Using a steamer for cooking can also cut down on the amount of oil you consume.

Formes

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3ᵉ personne du singulier

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