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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Layman \Lay"man\n.; pl. {Laymen}. [Lay, adj. man.]
1. One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of
the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some
particular profession, in distinction from those who do.
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Being a layman, I ought not to have concerned myself
with speculations which belong to the profession.
--Dryden.
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2. A lay figure. See under {Lay}, n. (above). --Dryden
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