stays

nounnounverbcommon in dialogue

//steɪz//

A corset.

noun

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Also a form of stayplural of stay

noun

1
A corset.
Her face was whiter than snow, and her heart was throbbing through her stays.
“Listen! I see it all — down, down even to the stays! Such stays! Six-eight a pair, Polly, with red flannel — or list is it? — that they put into the tops of those fearful things. I can draw you a picture of them.”
Her throat was contracted, her breasts strove against the enlacement of her stays, she was about to weep.

verb

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Also a form of staythird-person singular simple present indicative of stay

stay · To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or…Stay · A surname.staying · A stay or visit.

stays · A corset.

steadily · In a steady manner; with a steady progression.steady · Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking;…steak · Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.

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