stay² /stā/

1. A prop or support
2. One of a number of strips of bone or metal sewn into a corset to stiffen it
3. (in pl) a corset thus stiffened (often pair of stays)

1. To prop or support (with up)
2. To sustain, comfort, strengthen (with up; archaic or literary)
3. To cause to rely or depend (with upon; archaic)

stayed adjective

Wearing stays

stayˈless adjective

1. Without stays
2. Unsupported

stay bolt noun

A bolt or rod binding together opposite plates

stay lace noun

A lace for fastening a corset

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