MISTRYST
\mɪstɹˈɪst], \mɪstɹˈɪst], \m_ɪ_s_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_t]\
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mis-tr[=i]st', v.t. (Scot.) to disappoint by not keeping an engagement: to deceive.
By Thomas Davidson
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.