laying out

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laying out - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Floating \Float"ing\, n.
     1. (Weaving) Floating threads. See Floating threads, above.
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     2. The second coat of three-coat plastering. --Knight.
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     3. The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by
        placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also
        fattening, plumping, and laying out.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Floating charge