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Mislay v. t. (past & past part. mislaid; pres. part. mislaying)

To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source. "The fault is generally mislaid upon nature."

To lay in a place not recollected; to misplace; to lose. "The... charter, indeed, was unfortunately mislaid: and the prayer of their petition was to obtain one of like import in its stead."

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"Mislay" Quotes from Famous Books

... give me a dozen pairs of silk, stitched with gold to stiffen them,' she said. 'You shall have six; but send your cousin in quest of the Islands of the Blest. They lie well out in the Western Ocean. If you can make him mislay his compass he will ...

— The Fifth Queen • Ford Madox Ford

... my life; so saucy, so journalish, so sanguine, so pretending, so everything. I satisfied all your fears in my last: all is gone well, as you say; yet you are an impudent slut to be so positive; you will swagger so upon your sagacity that we shall never have done. Pray don't mislay your reply; I would certainly print it, if I had it here: how long is it? I suppose half a sheet: was the answer written in Ireland? Yes, yes, you shall have a letter when you come from Ballygall. ...

— The Journal to Stella • Jonathan Swift

... and then you will make me some more in order not to get the books. No, I will let you read my stupid books in manuscript and help me that way. If you like to make me a kettle- holder, you may, for I only have one just now, and I like to have two because I always mislay one; but I won't have people working their fingers out ...

— The Samuel Butler Collection - at Saint John's College Cambridge • Henry Festing Jones

... to his wife, "I've got him. Silly of me to mislay him, but he's so confoundedly shy." He held out his finger as the judges approached, and introduced them to the small green pet perching on the knuckle. "A blight," he said. "Hereward, the Chief Blight. Been in the family for years. A ...

— Once a Week • Alan Alexander Milne