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Definition of Lay race

Lay race
Lay Lay, n. 1. That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of stone or wood. --Addison. A viol should have a lay of wire strings below. --Bacon. Note: The lay of a rope is right-handed or left-handed according to the hemp or strands are laid up. See Lay, v. t., 16. The lay of land is its topographical situation, esp. its slope and its surface features. 2. A wager. ``My fortunes against any lay worth naming.' 3. (a) A job, price, or profit. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. (b) A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise; as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees for a certain lay. [U. S.] 4. (Textile Manuf.) (a) A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st Lea (a) . (b) The lathe of a loom. See Lathe, 3. 5. A plan; a scheme. [Slang] --Dickens. Lay figure. (a) A jointed model of the human body that may be put in any attitude; -- used for showing the disposition of drapery, etc. (b) A mere puppet; one who serves the will of others without independent volition. Lay race, that part of a lay on which the shuttle travels in weaving; -- called also shuttle race.

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- partially to ensure him as a spoiler candidate to help Bush win the race. From 1989 to 2002, Lay's political contributions totaled $5.8 million, with 73% going...
- (September 2003). "Attitudinal barriers to delivery of race-targeted pharmacogenomics among informed lay persons". Genetics in Medicine. 5 (5): 385–392. doi:10...
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- these societies did not have any notion of a White race or pan-European identity. The term "White race" or "White people", defined by their light skin among...
- Education. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-4271-6. Lay summary in: "Book Review: Science for Segregation: Race, Law, and the Case Against Brown v. Board of...
- fields because scientists, as well as lay persons, are fascinated by human diversity, some of which is captured by race." Racial prejudice became subject...
- her growing awareness of race relations and racial hatred against the backdrop of the American Civil Rights Movement. "Lay that Trumpet in Our Hands"...
- Han dynasty was comparable in power and influence to the Roman Empire that lay at the other end of the Silk Road. As economic prosperity fueled their military...
- Joshua Lay (born 11 April 2000) is a British middle distance and cross country runner. He attended Northampton School for Boys between 2011 and 2018 before...
- Karuba is a tile-laying race game for 2–4 players, designed by Rudiger Dorn and published by HABA in 2015. Each player has 4 explorers, which move through...