Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A laying or spreading out; plan; arrangement.
- n. That which is laid or spread out; a collection of things laid out; an apparatus; a display; a spread: as, a lay-out for dinner, for gaming, or for operations of any kind.
- n. The space occupied or fished over by a haulseine.
- Laid out, stretched, or extended: as, a lay-out line (a long line buoyed at each end, from which baited hook-lines run into deep water).
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Examples
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I wonder particularly about the lay-out of the Central Park West apartment she owned.
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My point being, would Gandhi be Gandhi without someone to make sure there was a mat for him to lay-out on after the hunger-strike?
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(Keith Hennessey's articles here and here lay-out exactly what the job is all about.)
David Segal: Will We Finally Get a Seat at the Table? Help Pick a Replacement for Larry Summers
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And yes, the subway itself, does inspire me: perhaps it goes back to admiring George Tooker's subway paintings, but I've begun a series of drawings of different subway entrances, most of which have some unusual aspect in their lay-out as they had to be constructed to fit in odd spaces.
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The Congressional lay-out, softened by overnight rain, offered a little hope to the likes of Luke Donald and Lee Westwood, who crept up the leaderboard.
Rory McIlroy hits heights and leads by six in US Open at Congressional
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The body contains the kitchen/dining space, however it also apsorbs functions that in a loose lay-out would disrupt the open character of the living space, like trajectories for cables, pipes and ducts, heating and ventilation systems, the toilets and the bathroom.
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Efforts in producing the recipe book were made through recipe contributions from local bloggers and others, with editing, lay-out design and cover design done by local bloggers.
Global Voices in English » Bloggers raise funds for Brunei Special Olympics Team
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You are correct that many people who consider themselves to be judges of literary-ness are easily confused by packaging and the lay-out of bookstores and have no clue about writing going on in areas outside their own interests.
[Guest Post] Part 1: A Manifesto of Imaginative Literature by Justin Allen
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The layered lay-out of the office and lab space is designed to break down intra-office barriers.
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And yet there's President Kennedy visibly irked by questions about process and personality --- inside the Beltway stuff --- as he's trying to lay-out policy and explain the issues for the American people.
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