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Lain vs Loin - What's the difference?

lain | loin |

As an adjective lain

is .

As a verb loin is

.

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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    loin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
  • Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal

    • Usage notes

    The plural loins is used for a wider body region, or specifically as a euphemism for the pubic region

    Derived terms

    * fruit of one's loins * gird up one's loins * loincloth * loinskin * short loin * sirloin * slack loin * tenderloin steak * tenderloin * top loin

    Related terms

    * lumbago * lumbar

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