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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made from strands of old or used rope. Used of rope.
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Yes, and were not his matrimonial relations, twice-laid, still supplying the raw material?
Swan Song 2004
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_twice-laid_ dish, i.e. one which is _done over_ a second time.
A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume II (of 2) Philip Thicknesse 1755
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