twice-laid

[ twahys-leyd ]

/ ˈtwaɪsˈleɪd /

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adjective

made from strands of used rope.

made from makeshift or used material.

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Origin of twice-laid

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby twice-laid

Twi, twibill, twice, twice-born, twice exceptional, twice-laid, twicer, twice-told, Twickenham, twiddle, twiddle one's thumbs

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How to use twice-laid in a sentence

“I heard them say, ‘He was shot twice,’” the father, Joseph Dossi, remembers.
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The cops gave chase and the gunman fired the big revolver twice more.
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He beat his illness twice, wrote about his battles with the disease, and continued broadcasting even as his health was failing.
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In his State of the Union address 50 years ago, LBJ laid out his vision for the Great Society.
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And with regular clients that see him at least twice a month, relationships inevitably form.
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The inner ends of the burrows were enlarged with a depression in the floor, where the eggs were laid.
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We had six field-pieces, but we only took four, harnessed wit twice the usual number of horses.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Twice a year the formal invitation was sent out by the old nobleman to his only son, and to his two nephews.
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Afterwards we saw you once or twice at tea at the Ritz, and you took off your hat, so you must have remembered then.
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Our class has swelled to about a dozen persons now, and a good many others come and play to him once or twice and then go.
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British Dictionary definitions for twice-laid

twice-laid

adjective

made from strands of used rope

made from old or used material or retwisted yarn

Word Origin for twice-laid

C16: from lay 1 (in the sense: to twist together)

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