Definition for LAY

LAY, n.2 [Sax. leag, leah, lege; W. lle; Russ. lug; L. locus; Fr. lieu. See Lay, the verb. The words which signify place, are from verbs which express setting or laying. It is written also ley, and lea, but less properly.]

A meadow; a plain or plat of grass land. A tuft of daisies on a flowery lay. – Dryden. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. – Gray.

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