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outlaid

[ out-leyd ]
/ ˌaʊtˈleɪd /
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verb
simple past tense and past participle of outlay.
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Words nearby outlaid

outing flannel, out in left field, out in the cold, out in the open, outjockey, outlaid, outland, outlander, outlandish, outlast, outlaw
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Words related to outlaid

allocate, concentrate, consume, contribute, donate, drop, employ, expend, give, invest, put in, settle, use, waste, dispense, distribute, pony up, ante up, disburse, dissipate

How to use outlaid in a sentence

  • The amphibious habit of this race is to me of more importance than its outlaid structure.

    Proserpina, Volume 1|John Ruskin

  • In the Oxford school, they will be called simply Inlaid and Outlaid.

    Proserpina, Volume 1|John Ruskin
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