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Pronunciation : Mis*lay"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source. The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. Locke.

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

t. [imp. & p. p. Mislaid; p. pr. & vb. n. Mislaying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913