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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
mislay
    v 1: place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I
         misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: misplace, mislay,
         lose]
2. 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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Thesaurus Results for mislay:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
be bereaved of, default, drop, forfeit, go astray from, incur loss, kiss good-bye, let slip, lose, lose out, mislocate, misplace, misput, miss, sacrifice, suffer loss, undergo privation, wander from
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