Definition of lay

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Lay (v. t.) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope..

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Play :: Play (n.) Action; use; employment; exercise; practice; as, fair play; sword play; a play of wit..
Curler :: Curler (n.) A player at the game called curling.
Plaything :: Plaything (n.) A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse.
Playmate :: Playmate (n.) A companion in diversions; a playfellow.
Coniferin :: Coniferin (n.) A glucoside extracted from the cambium layer of coniferous trees as a white crystalline substance.
Bandy :: Bandy (n.) A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.
Chalk :: Chalk (n.) Finely prepared chalk, used as a drawing implement; also, by extension, a compound, as of clay and black lead, or the like, used in the same manner. See Crayon..
Pure :: Pure (superl.) Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion..
Arcuation :: Arcuation (n.) A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering..
Cockshy :: Cockshy (n.) A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in shying or throwing cudgels at live cocks..
Impropriation :: Impropriation (n.) The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation..
Act :: Act (v. t.) To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero..
Impropriation :: Impropriation (n.) A benefice in the hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation..
Ruffian :: Ruffian (v. i.) To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
Suspensor :: Suspensive (a.) Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful..
Selvedge :: Selvedge (n.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge, n., 4..
Fourhanded :: Fourhanded (a.) Requiring four hands or players; as, a fourhanded game at cards..
Doddart :: Doddart (n.) A game much like hockey, played in an open field; also, the, bent stick for playing the game..
Linoleum :: Linoleum (n.) A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened linseed oil mixed with ground cork on a canvas backing.
Theorbist :: Theorbist (n.) One who plays on a theorbo.
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