mismating, vbl. n.
(mɪsˈmeɪtɪŋ)
[mis-1 3.]
Unsuitable mating or matching; spec. wrong assorting (of printing types).
| 1900 T. L. De Vinne Pract. Typogr.: Treat. Type-Making vi. 236 This difficulty tempts founders to make one set of small capitals serve for two or more distinct faces. An inexpert can seldom detect the mismating. 1934 Punch 10 Jan. 55/2 There is enough cruelty, halfwittedness, epilepsy, moral depravity and the mismating and obstetrical bungling that sometimes prelude these horrors. 1968 Punch 7 Feb. 205/3 Mis-matings are most common in such surroundings. |