mislayal

Noun

mislayal (countable and uncountable, plural mislayals)

1. (rare) The act of mislaying something.
   • The accidental mislayal (that strikes us as a good word, whether found in any of the differing ‘authentic’ dictionaries or not) of one or two letters from Tyrone Power, and ‘Gentleman Abbott,’ both of whom contributed to our pages long years ago, has prevented our carrying out, in the present...1861 May, “Editor’s Table”, in [Charles Godfrey Leland], editor, The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, volume LVII, number 5, New York, N.Y.: J[ames] R[oberts] Gilmore, […], page 551
   • Again for ladies, what a convenience the tail presents as a dress-holder, more especially during the present fashion of sweeping skirts. Or as a fan in the ballroom—the impossibility of mislayal would alone make this form popular.1905 May, E[dith] Ayrton, “A Plea for the Tail”, in The Critic and Literary World, volume XLVI, number 5, New Rochelle, N.Y.: […] [F]or The Critic Company by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, page 447, column 2

   Synonyms:

   mislaying