Definition of stay

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Stay (n.) A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men..

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Stayedly :: Stayed (a.) Staid; fixed; settled; sober; -- now written staid. See Staid.
Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Bound with stays.
Overstaying :: Overstaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oversta.
Attend :: Attend (v. t.) To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve..
Bodice :: Bodice (n.) A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays..
Outsit :: Outsit (v. t.) To remain sitting, or in session, longer than, or beyond the time of; to outstay..
Hoist :: Hoist (n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.
Keep :: Keep (v. i.) To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach..
Necklace :: Necklace (n.) A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.
Overstayed :: Overstayed (imp. & p. p.) of Oversta.
Horse :: Horse (a.) A jackstay.
Outstay :: Outstay (v. t.) To stay beyond or longer than.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well..
Visit :: Visit (v. t.) The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To continue in a state.
Stayed :: Stay (n.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them..
Post :: Post (n.) A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house..
Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (n.) A staying at home.
Stay :: Stay (n.) Hindrance; let; check.
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