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| stay [ stay ] |
noun (plural stays) |
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1. a support: something that gives extra support to something else, e.g. a brace, prop, or buttress
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2. dress stiffener: a small bone or piece of metal or plastic used as a stiffener in corsets and girdles and in shirt collars
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plural noun stays |
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stiffened corset: a corset that is stiffened with strips of whalebone, metal, or other material
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transitive verb (past and past participle stayed, present participle stay·ing, 3rd person present singular stays) |
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1. comfort somebody: to give somebody comfort or strength
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formal
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2. support something: to provide support for something
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archaic
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| [Early 16th century. < Old French estaye< Germanic] |
