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单词 lay-over
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lay-overn.

Brit. /ˈleɪˌəʊvə/, U.S. /ˈleɪˌoʊvər/
Etymology: to lay over at lay v.1 Phrasal verbs.
1. An additional cloth laid over a tablecloth.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [noun] > tablecloth > cloth laid over tablecloth
sanap1312
serviette1490
lay-over1777
slip-cloth1889
overcloth1895
1777 Monthly Rev. 55 108 Two servants appeared with a small table.., and laid a cloth and a lay-over upon it, in our English fashion, of the finest damask.
2. A stop or stay in a place, esp. overnight; a halt, rest, delay. North American.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > break in a journey
resting?a1425
arresta1500
bait1580
alto1591
halt1598
station1604
stop1650
stoppage1840
noon halt1843
stop-off1869
lay-over1873
stop-over1881
water stop1896
overnight1936
1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xxxv. 756 Two invalids and myself..applied for a ‘lay over’, unable to go further.
1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy viii. 53 Their cattle having grown restless during their enforced lay-over.
1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 18 Apr. (Mag. section) 7/4 The object of this [sc. an extra train]..is to allow those going through to Alberni to reach their destination the same day. This will do away with the present lay-over en route.
1968 Listener 27 June 841/2 Meanwhile, some principal themes of Beat mythology are being laid down:..the pastoral theme of travelling on along the American highways with layovers for pot, mescalin.
1969 ‘R. Stark’ Blackbird (1970) iii. 23 We have an airline ticket for this evening..with a change at New York. A four-hour lay~over there, I'm afraid.
1972 National Observer (U.S.) 27 May 13/5 Mrs. Bartels parks at Gateway for the three-hour layover.
3. A transplanted oyster.
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1891 Scribner's Mag. 10 472 Young oysters so treated are termed ‘lay-overs’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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lay-over
lay-over adj. = lay-down adj. (a).
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > turn-down
fall-down1741
laid-down1839
to lay down1839
lay-over1852
1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour xii. lxvi. 365 The three Master Baskets in coats and lay-over collars.
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