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Mis·lay v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mislaid p. pr. & vb. n. Mislaying.]
1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.
The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. --Locke.
2. To lay in a place not recollected; to misplace; to lose.
The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately mislaid: and the prayer of their petition was to obtain one of like import in its stead. --Hallam.
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mislaid
adj : lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or
forgotten place; "the mislaid hat turned up
eventually"; "misplaced tickets" [syn: misplaced]
mislay
v : place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I
misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: misplace, lose]
[also: mislaid]