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De - Pt| English Dictionary: mislaying | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Mislay \Mis*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mislaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mislaying}.] 1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source. The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. --Locke. 2. To lay in a place not recollected; to lose. The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately mislaid: and the prayer of their petition was to obtain one of like import in its stead. --Hallam. | |
