(or lay sister)

  • 1lay sister — a woman who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed in her order chiefly in manual labor. [1700 10] * * * …

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  • 2Lay sister — female member of a religious order who is not bound to the recitation of the divine office and is occupied in manual work, generally adult converts to the monastic life …

    Medieval glossary

  • 3lay sister — a woman who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed in her order chiefly in manual labor. [1700 10] …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 4sister — Synonyms and related words: Greek, LPN, RN, abbess, affiliate, ally, alter ego, analogon, analogue, associate, aunt, auntie, belonger, blood brother, brethren, brother, bub, bubba, bud, buddy, canoness, card carrier, card carrying member,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 5lay brother — (or lay sister) noun a person who has taken the vows of a religious order but is not ordained and is employed in ancillary or manual work …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 6Lay's — Type Potato Chips Owner Pepsico Country United States Introduced 1932 …

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  • 7lay a finger on someone — lay a finger on (someone) to touch someone as a threat of hurting them. If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I ll break your arm! …

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  • 8lay a finger on — (someone) to touch someone as a threat of hurting them. If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I ll break your arm! …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 9lay a finger on someone — lay a finger on (someone/something) to touch or harm someone or something. Honestly, I never laid a finger on him, he just fell over. (usually negative) If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I ll break your arm! …

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  • 10lay a finger on something — lay a finger on (someone/something) to touch or harm someone or something. Honestly, I never laid a finger on him, he just fell over. (usually negative) If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I ll break your arm! …

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