MISLAY

misplace, mislay

(verb) place (something) where one cannot find it again; “I misplaced my eyeglasses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

mislay (third-person singular simple present mislays, present participle mislaying, simple past and past participle mislaid)

To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.

Synonyms

• misplace

Anagrams

• Imlays, siamyl

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mislaid; p. pr. & vb. n. Mislaying.]

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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