downlying

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noun

The time of retiring to rest.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

noundownlying (plural downlyings)

plural downlyings

  1. The time of retiring to rest.

    […]him in his house, down-lying and up-rising

    1641, George Cavendish, Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinall, his Lyffe and Deathe
  2. ScotlandThe travail in childbirth.

Origin

From down + lying.

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Cite this entry
APA

downlying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downlying

MLA

“downlying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downlying. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downlying,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downlying.

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