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Lying — • As defined by St. Thomas Aquinas, a statement at variance with the mind Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lying Lying † … Catholic encyclopedia
Lying-in — is an old childbirth practice involving a woman resting in bed for a period of time before giving birth. Though the term is now usually defined as the condition of a woman in the process of giving birth, it previously referred to a period of bed… … Wikipedia
Lying in — may refer to:*Lying in, an old childbirth practice *Lying in repose, the process of displaying a deceased person *Lying in state, the process of displaying a coffin … Wikipedia
Lying — Ly ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Lie}, to be supported horizontally. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lying to — Lying Ly ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Lie}, to be supported horizontally. [1913 Webster] {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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lying — pres part of lie Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. lying I … Law dictionary
Lying-in — Ly ing in , n. 1. The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement; as, a lying in hospital. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of bearing a child. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lying-in — [lī′iŋin′] n. confinement in childbirth adj. of or for childbirth [a lying in hospital] … English World dictionary
Lying — Ly ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Lie}, to tell a falsehood. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lying — mendacious, untruthful, *dishonest, deceitful Analogous words: *false, wrong: deceptive, *misleading, delusive, delusory Antonyms: truthtelling Contrasted words: honest, just, *upright, conscientious, scrupulous, honorable: candid, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lying — [adj] dishonest committing perjury, deceitful, deceptive, delusive, delusory, dissembling, dissimulating, double crossing*, doubledealing*, equivocating, false, falsifying, fibbing, guileful, inventing, mendacious, misleading, misrepresenting,… … New thesaurus
