Definition of lay

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Lay (a.) Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease..

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Rhetoricate :: Rhetoricate (v. i.) To play the orator.
Sagger :: Sagger (n.) The clay of which such pots or cases are made.
Planching :: Planching (n.) The laying of floors in a building; also, a floor of boards or planks..
Relay :: Relay (v. t.) To lay again; to lay a second time; as, to relay a pavement..
Portland Cement :: Portland cement () A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England, made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky clays. It contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens under water..
Foinery :: Foinery (n.) Thrusting with the foil; fencing with the point, as distinguished from broadsword play..
Flirt :: Flirt (v. i.) To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice; especially, to play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men..
Hit :: Hit (v. t.) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point..
Slay :: Slay (v. t.) To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy..
Played :: Played (imp. & p. p.) of Pla.
Parget :: Parget (v. i.) To lay on plaster.
Kill :: Kill (v. t.) To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay..
Stratification :: Straticulate (a.) Characterized by the presence of thin parallel strata, or layers, as in an agate..
Headlong :: Headlong (a. & adv.) Hastily; without delay or respite.
Dazzle :: Dazzle (v. t.) To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind.
Rabat :: Rabat (n.) A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.
Block :: Block (v. t.) A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc..
Plaything :: Plaything (n.) A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse.
Brush :: Brush (n.) An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes have different shapes and names according to their use; as, clothes brush, paint brush, tooth brush, etc..
Scale :: Scale (v. i.) To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae; as, some sandstone scales by exposure..
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