Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lay in lavender

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: lay in laven-der
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To store (clothing, etc.) with sprigs of lavender, i.e. to keep fresh.

verb

To pawn.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"17th century, Aphra Behn, The Luckey Chance I have business, very earnest business abroad this Evening; now were you a Rascal of Docity, you wou’d invent a way to get home my last Suit that was laid in Lavender—with the Appurtenances thereunto belonging, as Perriwig, Cravat, and so forth."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

lays in lavender (present, singular) laying in lavender (participle, present) laid in lavender (participle, past) laid in lavender (past) lay up in lavender (alternative)

Questions

What does lay in lavender mean?: To store (clothing, etc.) with sprigs of lavender, i.e. to keep fresh.

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