verb
- past participle of mislay; to put (something) in a wrong place so that it is difficult to find
Usage: archaic or literary past participle form; modern usage typically employs 'mislaid'
Examples
- I have mislain my keys somewhere in the house.
- The documents were mislain during the office move.
- She worried she had mislain the important letter.
- The book had been mislain on a shelf in the back room.