unlaid

English

Etymology

un- +‎ laid

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪd

Adjective

unlaid (not comparable)

1. not laid, not placed

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2. not laid by exorcism
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     stubborn, unlaid ghost

3. (of a person, slang) not having had sexual intercourse
4. Not laid out, as a corpse.

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5. (of paper) Not laid; not marked with parallel lines.

Verb

unlaid

1. simple past and past participle of unlay

References

• “unlaid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Lindau, dualin