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   [lahy-er]
noun
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
Origin:
1575–85; lie2 + -er1
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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lier
"one who reclines;" agent noun from lie (v.2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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