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mislaid |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mislay \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mislaid adj : lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place "the mislaid hat turned up eventually"; "misplaced tickets" [syn: {misplaced}]
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