Definition of lay

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Lay (v. t.) To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit..

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Outlay :: Outlay (n.) That which is expended; expenditure.
Accordionist :: Accordionist (n.) A player on the accordion.
Nur :: Nur (n.) A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys in playing hockey..
Trave :: Trave (n.) A crossbeam; a lay of joists.
Quick :: Quick (adv.) In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick..
Temporality :: Temporality (n.) That which pertains to temporal welfare; material interests; especially, the revenue of an ecclesiastic proceeding from lands, tenements, or lay fees, tithes, and the like; -- chiefly used in the plural..
Demurral :: Demurral (n.) Demur; delay in acting or deciding.
Shelving :: Shelving (n.) The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim..
Barbotine :: Barbotine (n.) A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.
Merry :: Merry (superl.) Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive.
Forelay :: Forelay (v. t.) To waylay. See Forlay.
Bandy :: Bandy (n.) A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.
Draughtboard :: Draughtboard (n.) A checkered board on which draughts are played. See Checkerboard.
Underlie :: Underlie (v. t.) To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel..
Significavit :: Significavit (n.) Formerly, a writ issuing out of chancery, upon certificate given by the ordinary, of a man's standing excommunicate by the space of forty days, for the laying him up in prison till he submit himself to the authority of the church..
Rest :: Rest (v. t.) To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
Maleo :: Maleo (n.) A bird of Celebes (megacephalon maleo), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs..
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin..
Argillaceous :: Argillaceous (a.) Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey..
Excise :: Excise (v. t.) To lay or impose an excise upon.
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