mislay
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mislay
- /mɪsˈleɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
From Middle English mysse layen, equivalent to mis- + lay.
verb mislays · mislaying · mislaid
- To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it. He cannot see well, mislays his glasses, and frequently mismends the nets.
- To err in placing something. [F]ire, if it be well and rightly vſed, burneth in the houſe to the good and pꝛofit of the familie: but if miſlayed oꝛ abuſed, burneth the houſe to the vndoing of the inhabitantes: […]
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