Found 3 hits - Term: mislay, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mislay \mislay"\, v. t. imp. p. p. mislaid; p. pr. vb.
n. mislaying.
1913 webster
1. to lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.
1913 webster
the fault is generally mislaid upon nature. --locke.
1913 webster
2. to lay in a place not recollected; to misplace; to lose.
1913 webster +pjc
the . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately
mislaid: and the prayer of their petition was to
obtain one of like import in its stead. --hallam.
1913 webster
see also:
mislaid mislaying
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
mislay
v : place something where one cannot find it again; "i
misplaced my eyeglasses" syn: misplace, lose
also: mislaid
see also:
misplace lose mislaid
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
18 moby thesaurus words for "mislay":
be bereaved of, default, drop, forfeit, go astray from, incur loss,
kiss good-bye, let slip, lose, lose out, mislocate, misplace,
misput, miss, sacrifice, suffer loss, undergo privation,
wander from
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