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AllayingAllay Al*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allayed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Allaying.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down,
humble, put an end to, AS. [=a]lecgan; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-,
G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with
old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See Lay.]
1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to
quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay
the tumult of the passions.
2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the
severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.
It would allay the burning quality of that fell
poison. --Shak.
Syn: To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate;
subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See
Alleviate. BelayingBelay Be*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to
cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for
sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. Be-, and
Lay to place.]
1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]
Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser.
2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns
with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten.
3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block
up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden.
Belay thee! Stop. Belaying pin
Belaying pin Be*lay"ing pin` (b[-e]*l[=a]"[i^]ng p[i^]n`).
(Naut.)
A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round
which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.
Bricklaying
Bricklaying Brick"lay`ing, n.
The art of building with bricks, or of uniting them by cement
or mortar into various forms; the act or occupation of laying
bricks.
ClayingClay Clay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clayed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Claying.]
1. To cover or manure with clay.
2. To clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar. Delayingly
Delayingly De*lay"ing*ly, adv.
By delays. [R.] --Tennyson.
InlayingInlay In*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inlaied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inlaying.]
To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, iviry,
choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other
material; to form an ornamental surface; to diversify or
adorn with insertions.
Look,how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with
patines of bright gold. --Shak.
But these things are . . . borrowed by the monks to
inlay their story. --Milton. InterlayingInterlay In`ter*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interlaid; p. pr.
& vb. n. Interlaying.]
To lay or place among or between. --Daniel. laying outFloating Float"ing, n.
The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by
placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also
fattening, plumping, and laying out. MislayingMislay 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. Overlaying
Overlaying O"ver*lay"ing, n.
A superficial covering; a coating.
Pipe laying
Pipelaying Pipe"lay`ing, n., or Pipe laying Pipe" lay`ing
1. The laying of conducting pipes underground, as for water,
gas, etc.
2. (Polit. Cant) The act or method of making combinations for
personal advantage secretly or slyly; -- in this sense,
usually written as one word. [U.S.]
Pipelaying
Pipelaying Pipe"lay`ing, n., or Pipe laying Pipe" lay`ing
1. The laying of conducting pipes underground, as for water,
gas, etc.
2. (Polit. Cant) The act or method of making combinations for
personal advantage secretly or slyly; -- in this sense,
usually written as one word. [U.S.]
RelayingRelay Re*lay" (r?-l?"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relaid (-l?d);
p. pr. & vb. n. Relaying.] [Pref. re- + lay, v.]
To lay again; to lay a second time; as, to relay a pavement. TracklayingTracklayer Track"lay`er, n. (Railroads)
Any workman engaged in work involved in putting the track in
place. [U. S. & Canada] -- Track"lay`ing, n. WaylayingWaylay Way"lay` (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waylaid; p.
pr. & vb. n. Waylaying.] [Way + lay.]
To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way;
especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to
seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush.
Falstaff, Bardolph, Peto, and Gadshill shall rob those
men that we have already waylaid. --Shak.
She often contrived to waylay him in his walks. --Sir
W. Scott.
Meaning of LAYING from wikipedia
- In betting, see
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Laying the keel or
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formal recognition of the
start of a ship's construction. It is
often marked with a
ceremony attended by dignitaries...
- "
Lay Lady
Lay",
sometimes rendered "
Lay, Lady,
Lay", is a song
written by Bob
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originally released in 1969 on his
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suppressed the
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Laying on of
hands can also
refer to the
practice of
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- That Girl
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- Frito-
Lay, as both
Lay's and
Fritos are
brands sold by the Frito-
Lay company,
which has been a
wholly owned subsidiary of
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process of
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after the loss of the
original queen. In
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laicity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Laicism refers to the
policies and
principles where the
state plays a more
active role in excluding...
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Kenneth Lee
Lay (April 15, 1942 – July 5, 2006) was an
American businessman and
political donor who was the founder,
chief executive officer and chairman...
- Gun
laying may be for
direct fire,
where the
layer sees the target, or
indirect fire,
where the
target may not be
visible from the gun. Gun
laying has...
