mislaidadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)mɪsˈleɪd/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈleɪd/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and laid adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, English laid , lay v.¹

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + laid, past participle of lay v.¹

That has been mislaid; esp. lost, not to be found.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > loss > [adjective] > lost > mislaid

misplaced1566

mislaid1657

1657 G. Wither Suddain Flash 38 In which work, if they should Leave any Arch, or Pillars, rais'd of old, Mis-laid, or Crooked, Rotten, or Mis-wrought, It would, at last, bring all the Pile to nought.

1781 W. Cowper Let. 17 Dec. (1979) I. 564 In the mislaid letter I took notice of certain disagreeable doubts you had expressed.

1830 C. M. Sedgwick Clarence I. xi. 156 The cook had found a mislaid loaf of the favorite bread.

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xviii. 174 Miss Tox, on a faint pretence of looking for the mislaid handkerchief, went up-stairs after her.

1868 Sci. Amer. 23 Dec. 407/3 We saw a workman search for a mislaid tool longer than it took him to use it after he found it.

1900 E. T. Fowler Farringdons 272 I have found your mislaid grandfather.

1996 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) 29 Apr. 11/1 The student's mislaid visa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mislaid
释义	mislaidadj. Brit. /(ˌ)mɪsˈleɪd/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈleɪd/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and laid adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, English laid , lay v.¹ Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + laid, past participle of lay v.¹ That has been mislaid; esp. lost, not to be found. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > loss > [adjective] > lost > mislaid misplaced1566 mislaid1657 1657 G. Wither Suddain Flash 38 In which work, if they should Leave any Arch, or Pillars, rais'd of old, Mis-laid, or Crooked, Rotten, or Mis-wrought, It would, at last, bring all the Pile to nought. 1781 W. Cowper Let. 17 Dec. (1979) I. 564 In the mislaid letter I took notice of certain disagreeable doubts you had expressed. 1830 C. M. Sedgwick Clarence I. xi. 156 The cook had found a mislaid loaf of the favorite bread. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xviii. 174 Miss Tox, on a faint pretence of looking for the mislaid handkerchief, went up-stairs after her. 1868 Sci. Amer. 23 Dec. 407/3 We saw a workman search for a mislaid tool longer than it took him to use it after he found it. 1900 E. T. Fowler Farringdons 272 I have found your mislaid grandfather. 1996 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) 29 Apr. 11/1 The student's mislaid visa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1657
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