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Definition of lay

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Lay (v. t.) To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table..

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Divertissement :: Divertissement (n.) A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play..

Mislay :: Mislay (v. t.) To lay in a place not recollected; to lose.

Dun :: Dun (v. t.) To cure, as codfish, in a particular manner, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with salt grass or some like substance..

Luter :: Luter (n.) One who plays on a lute.

Underlay :: Underlay (v. i.) To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode..

Alloy :: Alloy (v. t.) To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes..

Parade :: Parade (v. t.) The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are drilled..

Sedative :: Sedative (n.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain..

Delay :: Delay (v. i.) To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

Playte :: Playte (n.) See Pleyt.

Encore :: Encore (adv. / interj.) Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part..

Stump :: Stump (n.) To put (a batsman) out of play by knocking off the bail, or knocking down the stumps of the wicket he is defending while he is off his allotted ground; -- sometimes with out..

Piping :: Piping (n.) The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds, etc..

Spot :: Spot (n.) A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card..

Palette :: Palette (n.) A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a thumb hole at one end for holding it, on which a painter lays and mixes his pigments..

Tercine :: Tercine (n.) A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and surrounding the embryo sac. Cf. Quintine.

Roundelay :: Roundelay (n.) See Rondeau, and Rondel..

Hector :: Hector (v. i.) To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.

Pirate :: Pirate (v. i.) To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.

Posthouse :: Posthouse (n.) A house established for the convenience of the post, where relays of horses can be obtained..