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[syn: mislaid, misplaced]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mislay \Mis*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mislaid; p. pr. & vb.
n. Mislaying.]
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1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.
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The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. --Locke.
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2. To lay in a place not recollected; to misplace; to lose.
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The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately
mislaid: and the prayer of their petition was to
obtain one of like import in its stead. --Hallam.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mislaid
adj 1: lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or
forgotten place; "the mislaid hat turned up eventually";
"misplaced tickets" [syn: mislaid, misplaced]