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third-person singular simple present mislays, present participle mislaying, simple past and past participle mislaid
To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it. quotations examples
He cannot see well, mislays his glasses, and frequently mismends the nets.
1971, Nancy Anne Dyer, Tokugawa to Meiji Japan: a Resource Guide for Teachers, page 140