adjective

1. (of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.

verb

1. To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.

   “A shower of rain lays the dust.”

2. To cause to subside or abate.

3. To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).

Synonyms: ascribe, attribute, becalm, settle down, lie by, lie with, sleep with

verb

1. To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).