Definition of stayed

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Stay (n.) A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship..

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Stayedness :: Stayedness (n.) Staidness.
Stayer :: Stayedness (n.) Solidity; weight.
Overstayed :: Overstayed (imp. & p. p.) of Oversta.
Stick :: Stick (v. i.) To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.
Stayedly :: Stayed (a.) Staid; fixed; settled; sober; -- now written staid. See Staid.
Staid :: Stayed (imp. & p. p.) of Sta.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed..
Stayedness :: Stayedly (adv.) Staidly. See Staidly.
Outside :: Outside (adv.) or prep. On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to ride outside the coach; he stayed outside..
Misstayed :: Misstayed (a.) Having missed stays; -- said of a ship.
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