MISLAY

mislay. Mislay, v.t. mislaid, pret. mislaid, pa. to lay in a wrong or improper place, to lose

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Mis‐lay″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mislaid (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mislaying.] 1. 1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.
The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. Locke. 2. 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.