Definition of lay

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Lay (a.) Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother..

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Ambuscade :: Ambuscade (v. t.) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay..
Crisscross :: Crisscross (n.) A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross..
Relay :: Relay (n.) A number of men who relieve others in carrying on some work.
Gild :: Gild (v. t.) To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold.
Uncase :: Uncase (v. t.) To strip; to flay.
Stump :: Stump (n.) To put (a batsman) out of play by knocking off the bail, or knocking down the stumps of the wicket he is defending while he is off his allotted ground; -- sometimes with out..
Hent :: Hent (v. t.) To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get.
Bowl :: Bowl (n.) A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled..
Cockal :: Cockal (n.) The bone used in playing the game; -- called also huckle bone.
Endoblastic :: Endoblastic (a.) Relating to the endoblast; as, the endoblastic layer..
Lutanist :: Lutanist (n.) A person that plays on the lute.
Pley :: Pley (v. & n.) See Play.
Pool :: Pool (n.) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table..
Homodermic :: Homodermic (a.) Relating to homodermy; originating from the same germ layer.
Eaglestone :: Eaglestone (n.) A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone, of the size of a walnut or larger, so called by the ancients, who believed that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to facilitate the laying of her eggs; aetites..
Jockey :: "Jockey (v. t.) To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer..
Mesophl/um :: Mesophl/um (n.) The middle bark of a tree; the green layer of bark, usually soon covered by the outer or corky layer, and obliterated..
Portulacaceous :: Portulacaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Portulacaceae), of which Portulaca is the type, and which includes also the spring beauty (Claytonia) and other genera..
Loob :: Loob (n.) The clay or slimes washed from tin ore in dressing.
Gleek :: Gleek (n.) A game at cards, once popular, played by three persons..
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