mixt
1 Americanverb
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of mixt
From Latin mixtus “mingled,” past participle of miscēre “to mingle”; replaced by mixed, by phonetic spelling of -t as -ed
Example Sentences
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That class of the mixt population of our country was peculiarly situated.
It is often laid alone upon the Bolsters, and sometimes mixt with the Yolks of Eggs, Turpentine, and other Ointments, or with Oils and Plaisters.
From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel
Hot water was mixt with the wine in the Greek churches for some centuries, and this custom is seen in catacomb paintings.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
How Cava from grey wall and silence green Echoes the humming voice of the ravine,20 The while a second spell the brain composes, Fresh elder mixt with sun-dishevelled roses!
From Poems on Travel by Various
He submitted, with a look, also, of reproach; though expressive, at the same time, of reverence and admiration mixt with the deepest regret.
From The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny
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