lying (noun)
1lying-in hospital — or lying in ward noun (old) A maternity hospital or ward • • • Main Entry: ↑lie …
2lying-in ward — lying in hospital or lying in ward noun (old) A maternity hospital or ward • • • Main Entry: ↑lie …
3lying-in-state — ˌlying in ˈstate 7 [lying in state] noun uncountable the period when the dead body of a ruler is displayed to the public before being buried; the display of the body in this way …
4lying-in — noun (plural lyings in or lying ins) Date: 15th century the state attending and consequent to childbirth ; confinement …
5lying-in — noun archaic seclusion before and after childbirth …
6lying-in-state — noun the display of the body of a public figure for public tribute before it is buried or cremated …
7lying-in — noun (singular) old fashioned the period of time during which a woman stays in bed before and after the birth of a child; confinement (2) …
8lying in state — noun (singular) the period of time when people can come and see the body of someone such as a president or king who has died, to show their respect …
9lying under oath — noun criminal offense of making false statements under oath • Syn: ↑perjury, ↑bearing false witness • Derivationally related forms: ↑perjure (for: ↑perjury) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
10lying-in — noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child she was in labor for six hours • Syn: ↑parturiency, ↑labor, ↑labour, ↑confinement, ↑travail, ↑childbed • Derivationa …
