See Also: delay(1)(dictionary)
delay(dictionary)
delay(2)(dictionary)
Processing delay(finance)
Delay, developmental(health)
Developmental delay(health)
Pubertal delay(health)
DELAY, civil law(law)
delay 1, noun(dictionary)
delay 2, verb(dictionary)

delay(1) (iou)



delay verb2.ME.
[French delayer, in Old French desleier from Proto-Romance, from Latin dis- DIS- 2 + ligare bind. Cf. ALLAY verb1.]
verb intrans. Of the sight: grow dim. Only in ME.
verb trans. Mitigate, assuage, alleviate LME-E17.
verb trans. Weaken by admixture, dilute, qualify; debase (coin). L15-E17.