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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of mislay.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place

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Examples

  • And for God's sake tick the box on the form requesting an acknowledgement of your submission -- that ought to at least help cut down on the number of 'mislaid' responses.

    Nothing To Hide, Nothing To Fear? Patrick Vessey 2008

  • And for God's sake tick the box on the form requesting an acknowledgement of your submission -- that ought to at least help cut down on the number of 'mislaid' responses.

    Archive 2008-11-01 Patrick Vessey 2008

  • Billions and BILLIONS of dollars are, what (?), simply "mislaid"?

    Organized crime is America's (secret) 3rd Political Party. 2008

  • Shelver said while some court delays were understandable, others such as mislaid dockets were "purely errors".

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • She recounts the tale of how she 'mislaid' something white and lacy ahem in a car park...enough - ed

    Desperately Seeking Susan's Keys 2007

  • The only suggestion the evidence custody team can come up with is that somehow it got "mislaid" during the move to the new storage facility.

    The Distant Echo McDermid, Val 2003

  • The "mislaid" rationale presumes the existence of a living owner, or the vigilance of the depositor's descendants; only occasionally can it be helpful for older artifacts, such as those in Idaho, as the likelihood of the original depositor's return diminishes with each passing year.

    The Slow Death of Treasure Trove 2000

  • They were all out of a batch that had gotten 'mislaid' en route from the factory to Camp Pendleton — that's the Marine depot in southern California.

    Noble House Clavell, James 1981

  • They were all out of a batch that had gotten 'mislaid' en route from the factory to Camp Pendleton'that's the Marine depot in southern California.

    Noble House Clavell, James 1981

  • During the wanton demolition of the Beauchamp chantry, where, "in marble tumbes," with his father and mother on either hand, the remains of Bishop Beauchamp had been unmolested for over three hundred years, his own tomb was "mislaid" and never recovered.

    Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum Gleeson White 1874

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