What does mislay mean?
Definitions for mislay
mɪsˈleɪmis·lay
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Princeton's WordNet
misplace, mislay, loseverb
place (something) where one cannot find it again
"I misplaced my eyeglasses"
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Mislayverb
To lay in a place not recollected; to misplace; to lose.
Wiktionary
mislayverb
To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Mislayverb
To lay in a wrong place.
Etymology: mis and lay.
Mean time my worthy wife, our arms mislay’d,
And from beneath my head my sword convey’d. Dryden.The fault is generally mislaid upon nature; and there is often a complaint of want of parts, when the fault lies in want of a due improvement. John Locke.
If the butler be the tell-tale, mislay a spoon, so as he may never find it. Jonathan Swift, Rules to Servants.
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mislay
Mislay refers to the action of accidentally losing or misplacing something due to carelessness or forgetfulness, causing a temporary inability to find it.
Webster Dictionary
Mislayverb
to lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source
Mislayverb
to lay in a place not recollected; to lose
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mislay
mis-lā′, v.t. to lay in a wrong place or in one not remembered: to lose:—pa.p. mislaid′.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mislay in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mislay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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