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Laid vs Lain - What's the difference?

laid | lain |

As verbs the difference between laid and lain

is that laid is past tense of lay while lain is past participle of lang=en (oriented in a horizontal position, situated).

As an adjective laid

is marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.

laid

English

Verb

(head)
  • (lay)

    • Derived terms

    * get laid * laid rope

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.

    • Derived terms

    * creamlaid

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    lain

    English

    Etymology 1

    Inflected forms.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (oriented in a horizontal position, situated).
    • He had lain there for many hours.
    The book had lain on the attic floor until it was found decades later.
    Usage notes
    * The past participle of is lied. * The past participle of is laid.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To conceal, keep quiet about.
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  • *:Also broder sir Agrauayne and sir mordred in lyke wyse sir Launcelot rescowed yow bothe and thre score and two from sir Turquyn / Me thynketh broder suche kynde dedes and kyndenes shold be remembryd / doo as ye lyst sayd syr Agrauayne for I wylle layne it no lenger

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