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Results for lay
1. of Lie, to recline.
2. Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
3. The laity; the common people.
4. A meadow. See Lea.
5. Faith; creed; religious profession.
6. A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
7. 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.
8. To produce and deposit eggs.
9. 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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