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of Lie, to recline. |
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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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Not educated or cultivated; ignorant. |
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Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession;
unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease. |
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The laity; the common people. |
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A meadow. See Lea. |
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Faith; creed; religious profession. |
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A law. |
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An obligation; a vow. |
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A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad. |
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A melody; any musical utterance. |
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To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against
something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the
table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust. |
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To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with
regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to
lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table. |
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To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to
lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan. |
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To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint. |
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To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to
exorcise, as an evil spirit. |
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To cause to lie dead or dying. |
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To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk. |
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To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs. |
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To apply; to put. |
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To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to
assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land. |
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To impute; to charge; to allege. |
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To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on
one. |
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To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a
particular county; to lay a scheme before one. |
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To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue. |
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To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun. |
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To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their
proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope. |
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To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing
stone. |
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To place (new type) properly in the cases. |
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To produce and deposit eggs. |
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To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to
lay aloft. |
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To lay a wager; to bet. |
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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. |
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A wager. |
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A job, price, or profit. |
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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. |
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A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st Lea (a). |
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The lathe of a loom. See Lathe, 3. |
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A plan; a scheme. |
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of Lie |
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