Definition of lay

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Lay (v. t.) A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st Lea (a).

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Exogen :: Exogen (n.) A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable kingdom, and which the plants are characterized by having c wood bark, and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and increasing, if at all, by the animal addition of a new layer to the outside next to the bark. The leaves are commonly netted-veined, and the number of cotyledons is two, or, very rarely, several in a whorl. Cf. Endogen..
Pipestone :: Pipestone (n.) A kind of clay slate, carved by the Indians into tobacco pipes. Cf. Catlinite..
Toss :: Toss (v. t.) To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar..
Outthrow :: Outthrow (v. t.) To excel in throwing, as in ball playing..
Merils :: Merils (n.) A boy's play, called also fivepenny morris. See Morris..
Antic :: Antic (n.) A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
Cudgel :: Cudgel (n.) A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff, and wielded with one hand; hence, any heavy stick used as a weapon..
Charm :: Charm (n.) To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe..
Tessellate :: Tessellate (v. t.) To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.
Quoit :: Quoit (n.) A game played with quoits.
Pipe :: Pipe (v. t.) To perform, as a tune, by playing on a pipe, flute, fife, etc.; to utter in the shrill tone of a pipe..
Lamina :: Lamina (n.) A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals..
Curl :: Curl (v. i.) To play at the game called curling.
Square :: Square (n.) An instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc..
Counterturn :: Counterturn (n.) The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties..
Weighboard :: Weighboard (n.) Clay intersecting a vein.
Planting :: Planting (n.) The laying of the first courses of stone in a foundation.
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To apply; to put.
Mesocarp :: Mesocarp (n.) The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three distinct or dissimilar layers.
Promenade :: Promenade (n.) A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise..
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