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mis·place
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dangling participle
a participle intended to modify a noun but having the wrong grammatical relationship to it as for example having left in the sentence Having left Europe for good, Peter's future seemed bleak indeed -
misplaced modifier
Grammar. a word, phrase, or clause that seems to refer to or modify an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence, as when young in When young, circuses appeal to all of us. -
anachronous
relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically -
dutch courage
courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor. -
lose
to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it. -
modifier
a person or thing that modifies.