Verb (used with object), : The actor was waylaid by a swarm of admirers. From Dictionary.com.
(I just happened to be trying on a Minnie Mouse headband when we got waylaid, which is why I've got that silly thing on my head.). From Wordnik.com. [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference
I mean thieves en grand, such as waylaid him and stripped him on English highroads. From Wordnik.com. [The Virginians] Reference
Caravans if waylaid were waylaid by way of reprisal xxx. From Wordnik.com. [A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885] Reference
While thus engaged he was waylaid by two Chinese peasants. From Wordnik.com. [Dollars and Sense] Reference
"I'll tell them I was waylaid -- maybe they'll believe it.". From Wordnik.com. [But, I Don't Think] Reference
Supposing he had been waylaid and surrounded by black-fellows!. From Wordnik.com. [Queensland Cousins] Reference
On the way to the train the next morning Judy Wells waylaid her. From Wordnik.com. [Glory and the Other Girl] Reference
One evening, he was waylaid by several assailants and given a whipping. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921] Reference
And those who would neither drink nor play were waylaid, knocked down, and robbed. From Wordnik.com. [The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier] Reference
Some of them even waited until I ventured from the house, and waylaid me on the road. From Wordnik.com. [The Triflers] Reference
Twice he had waylaid Stephen, and tried to give him the thrashing he had promised him. From Wordnik.com. [Archie's Mistake] Reference
I never saw the man till he waylaid me between Halfway and Caraquet, and brought me here. From Wordnik.com. [The La Chance Mine Mystery] Reference
Probably back to hubby in Berkeley, but could be waylaid in Washington with a cabinet offer. From Wordnik.com. [Next Year's Model] Reference
Frequently many of his friends help him to kill some unfortunate man whom they have waylaid. From Wordnik.com. [Children of Borneo] Reference
In the meantime she had paid for the horse to ride through the desert, not to be waylaid by Arab bandits. From Wordnik.com. [The Sheik] Reference
"He has been twice waylaid, as if by footpads, and his person rigorously searched under my own inspection.". From Wordnik.com. [The Short-story] Reference
The doctor was, as may be supposed, very wrath at his "goots" being waylaid, but he determined upon revenge. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Old Liverpool] Reference
"And old Grimsby swears he saw the fellow's tail and cloven hoof when he was waylaid by him," commented Lindley. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
They lay down in shallow pools, showing only the end of a blow-pipe to breathe through, and so waylaid the enemy. From Wordnik.com. [From a Terrace in Prague] Reference
They had, as she fancied, waylaid and killed her husband -- and were now coming to destroy herself and her child. From Wordnik.com. [Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3)] Reference
Half way between W---- and his home he was waylaid, knocked from his horse, robbed, and left in the road senseless. From Wordnik.com. [The Diamond Coterie] Reference
I could by passenger train, and then because of bad connections, got waylaid and found I would have had to lay over. From Wordnik.com. [The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers] Reference
Disguising themselves in their husband's outer garments, and providing themselves with arms, they waylaid the enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
On his way to Durham for consecration and enthronement, accompanied by two cardinals and a large retinue, he was waylaid at. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See] Reference
Pray heaven the parcels will escape thieves and scoundrels who waylaid some of the gifts, and will arrive in good condition. From Wordnik.com. [The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship] Reference
Those unoffending and unfortunate people were waylaid by three monsters in human shape, ruffians belonging to the neighborhood. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of Richard Lee Mason in the Pioneer West, 1819] Reference
First, they waylaid the Cherokees, and killed one of them in the midst of our settlements; then they came to Charlestown, where some. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
A desert waif out of luck and ready cash waylaid the paymaster of Calico mines and relieved him of the money intended for the miners. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
Them scamps that waylaid us last night will scatter the news of that fireworks show throughout ten townships, and don't you forgit it. From Wordnik.com. [Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers] Reference
It was full fifteen minutes after that when the Lady Barbara drove into the inn, crying that she had been waylaid by the Black Highwayman. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
The alleged instances of the caravans being waylaid by the Moslems at Medina are not corroborated by authentic and trustworthy traditions. From Wordnik.com. [A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885] Reference
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