As I ___ Dying (Faulkner novel)

Publish date: 2024-07-10
•of Lie, to recline.•Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.•Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.•Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease.•The laity; the common people.•A meadow. See Lea.•Faith; creed; religious profession.•A law.•An obligation; a vow.•A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.•A melody; any musical utterance.•To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust.•To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table.•To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.•To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.•To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit.•To cause to lie dead or dying.•To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.•To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.•To apply; to put.•To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.•To impute; to charge; to allege.•To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.•To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.•To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.•To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.•To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope.•To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.•To place (new type) properly in the cases.•To produce and deposit eggs.•To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft.•To lay a wager; to bet.•That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of stone or wood.•A wager.•A job, price, or profit.•A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise; as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees for a certain lay.•A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st Lea (a).•The lathe of a loom. See Lathe, 3.•A plan; a scheme.•of Lie

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