Meaning of misrestore | Babel Free
Definitions
To restore improperly; to err in the restoration of.
Examples
“Using vase paintings, it has been possible to correct⟳ the arm positions that the Naples Museum had misrestored.”
“The musician plays the long-necked lute, and the fact that its neck extends up towward the right-hand dancer's face⟳, while the middle part of the instrument has been virtually obliterated by water streaming in through the vault, caused the Spanish team to identify⟳ the woman as a flautist—and perhaps to misrestore her right hand.”
“Note⟳ that Labat, RSO32.117, 121 misrestores and consequently mistranslates this passage.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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