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Definition of Mislays
1. mislay [v] - See also: mislay
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mislays
Literary usage of Mislays
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Carriers of Passengersby Norman Fetter by Norman Fetter (1897)
"From the very nature of things, there can be no distinction in the rights of a
passenger, whether he loses or mislays his ticket before getting on the train ..."
2. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (2000)
"... how unconsciously it lays up its vast stores, hour by hour, day by day, and
never loses or mislays a single valuable package of them all! ..."
3. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1906)
"... day by day, and never loses or mislays a single valuable package of them all!
Take an instance. Let a leadsman say: ' Half twain! half twain! half ..."
4. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1884)
""Well, Burt's good-hearted, but sometimes he mislays his judgment," said Webb,
laughing. "Come, cheer up. There is no occasion for any high tragedy on his ..."
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