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Webster 1913 Edition

Lying

Ly′ing

,
p.
pr.
&
vb.
Noun.
of
Lie
, to tell a falsehood.

Ly′ing

,
p.
pr.
&
vb.
Noun.
of
Lie
, to be supported horizontally.
Lying panel
(Arch.)
,
a panel in which the grain of the wood is horizontal.
[R.]
–
Lying to
(Naut.)
,
having the sails so disposed as to counteract each other.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lying

LY'ING

,
ppr.
of lie. Being prostrate. [See Lie.]

LY'ING

,
ppr.
of lie. Telling falsehood.
Lying in, being in childbirth.
1.
n. The act of bearing a child.

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