misère

/ (mɪˈzɛə) /

noun

a call in solo whist and other card games declaring a hand that will win no tricks

a hand that will win no tricks

Words nearby misère

misusage, misuse, misuser, misventure, misword, misère, mit, mita, mitanni, mitannian, mitc

Word Origin for misère

C19: from French: misery

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Examples from the Web for misère

Sylvie thought she might escape paying her misere if she went to see after Pierrette, but Madame de Chargeboeuf stopped her.
Pierrette|Honore de Balzac
Qui medice vivit, misere vivit—He who lives by medical prescription lives miserably.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood