mislaid

mislaid
index lost (taken away)

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  • Mislaid — Mislay Mis*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mislaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mislaying}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source. [1913 Webster] The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay in a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mislaid — adjective lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place the mislaid hat turned up eventually misplaced tickets • Syn: ↑misplaced • Similar to: ↑lost …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mislaid Rock — (54°30′S 37°8′W / 54.5°S 37.133°W / 54.5; 37.133) is a rock lying southwest of First Point, Annenkov Island, off the south coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1931 British Adm …   Wikipedia

  • mislaid property — n. Property that has been left unattended by the owner with an intent to return to it later, but that can no longer be located. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …   Law dictionary

  • mislaid goods — See mislaid property …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • mislaid — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gone, misplaced, disarranged; see lost 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • mislaid — mɪs leɪd adj. misplaced, lost ,mis lay || ‚mɪs leɪ v. accidentally place an object where it cannot be found, misplace; arrange incorrectly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mislaid — UK [mɪsˈleɪd] / US mislay …   English dictionary

  • mislaid property — noun Property that is found in such a state as to make it likely that the original owner intentionally placed it somewhere, but then forgot to retrieve it from that place, and would be able to locate the property. See Also: abandoned property,… …   Wiktionary

  • mislaid property — Property which the owner has voluntarily parted with, with the intention of retrieving it later, but which cannot now be found. Does not include intentionally hidden property, and is distinguished from lost property which the owner has parted… …   Black's law dictionary

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