laid away

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Lee urged his troops “to commit to oblivion the feelings” that the Confederate flag engendered; Davis, meanwhile, wrote that the flag should be folded up, laid away and no longer used.

From Washington Times • Jul. 15, 2020

“The remains of the old must be decently laid away; the path of the new prepared,” said Henry Ford.

From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2017

Indeed, regulars of the resort have taken to ritualistically turning in their gadgets upon arrival, which are laid away in the master safe.

From Architectural Digest • Sep. 4, 2014

A picture of Kennedy with Graham, a Catholic priest noted that year, was "pure 14-carat gold, to be laid away at five percent interest until the day of reckoning."

From Time • Apr. 25, 2010

The delaine was kept wrapped in paper and laid away.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder