stays

See also: Stays and staþs

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /steɪz/
• Rhymes: -eɪz

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Noun

stays

1. plural of stay
2. (plural only) A corset.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book ix:
     (p. 502):

     Her face was whiter than snow, and her heart was throbbing through her stays.

Verb

stays

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stay

Anagrams

• say'st, sayst