Definition of lay

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Lay (v. t.) To apply; to put.

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King :: King (n.) A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds..
Renounce :: Renounce (v. t.) To disclaim having a card of (the suit led) by playing a card of another suit.
Demur :: Demur (v. i.) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
Tabor :: Tabor (v. i.) To play on a tabor, or little drum..
Blond Metal :: Blond metal () A variety of clay ironstone, in Staffordshire, England, used for making tools..
Sidelong :: Sidelong (adv.) On the side; as, to lay a thing sidelong..
Roundelay :: Roundelay (n.) A tune in which a simple strain is often repeated; a simple rural strain which is short and lively.
Dib :: Dib (n.) A child's game, played with dib bones..
Dalliance :: Dalliance (n.) The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play..
Radical :: Radical (n.) Specifically, a group of two or more atoms, not completely saturated, which are so linked that their union implies certain properties, and are conveniently regarded as playing the part of a single atom; a residue; -- called also a compound radical. Cf. Residue..
Haemoscope :: Haemoscope (n.) An instrument devised by Hermann, for regulating and measuring the thickness of a layer of blood for spectroscopic examination..
Delays :: Delays (pl. ) of Dela.
Protract :: Protract (v. t.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot..
Lathe :: Lathe (n.) The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also lay and batten..
Seedling :: Seedling (n.) A plant reared from the seed, as distinguished from one propagated by layers, buds, or the like..
Broadsword :: Broadsword (n.) A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.
Mislay :: Mislay (v. t.) To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.
Demurrage :: Demurrage (n.) The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for such delay or detention.
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Blazon :: Blazon (n.) Ostentatious display, either by words or other means; publication; show; description; record..
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