Definition of lay

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Lay (v. t.) The lathe of a loom. See Lathe, 3..

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Camphor :: Camphor (n.) A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree (Dryobalanops camphora) growing in Sumatra and Borneo; -- called also Malay camphor, camphor of Borneo, or borneol. See Borneol..
Hazarder :: Hazarder (n.) A player at the game of hazard; a gamester.
Ectosarc :: Ectosarc (n.) The semisolid external layer of protoplasm in some unicellular organisms, as the amoeba; ectoplasm; exoplasm..
Measure :: Measure (n.) To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off and determining the distance..
Alum Shale :: Alum shale () A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock..
Put :: Put (v. t.) To lay down; to give up; to surrender.
Plank :: Plank (v. t.) To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship..
Boggle :: Boggle (n.) To play fast and loose; to dissemble.
Banding Plane :: Banding plane () A plane used for cutting out grooves and inlaying strings and bands in straight and circular work.
Pique :: Pique (n.) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one..
Concretion :: Concretion (n.) A rounded mass or nodule produced by an aggregation of the material around a center; as, the calcareous concretions common in beds of clay..
Troop :: Troop (n.) A company of stageplayers; a troupe.
Playmaker :: Playmaker (n.) A playwright.
Straightways :: Straightway (adv.) Immediately; without loss of time; without delay.
Humstrum :: Humstrum (n.) An instrument out of tune or rudely constructed; music badly played.
Play :: Play (n.) To act on the stage; to personate a character.
Cross :: Cross (n.) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
Pack :: Pack (n.) A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used in a particular game; as, a euchre pack..
Secular :: Secular (n.) A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman..
Pipe Laying :: Pipe laying () The act or method of making combinations for personal advantage secretly or slyly; -- in this sense, usually written as one word..
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