Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Mislay

Mislay , transitive verb

1.
To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.
The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. — Locke
2.
To lay in a place not recollected; to misplace; to lose.
The... charter, indeed, was unfortunately mislaid: and the prayer of their petition was to obtain one of like import in its stead. — Hallam