Stays
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /steɪz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stays is a noun meaning plural of stay.
Meaning
plural of stay.
More Meanings
- A corset.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of stay
Example Sentences
Her face was whiter than snow, and her heart was throbbing through her stays.
Her throat was contracted, her breasts strove against the enlacement of her stays, she was about to weep.
“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.”
Synonyms for stays
Depending on context, synonyms include girdle, corset.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include corset, girdle, left, stick, rest, hospitalized.
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