(of a plot or plan) carefully worked out and kept secret
deep-laid in American English
(ˈdipˈleɪd)
adjective
carefully worked out and kept secret
deep-laid plans
deep-laid in American English
(ˈdipˈleid)
adjective
carefully, cunningly, or secretly made
a deep-laid plot
Word origin
[1760–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1760–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: icing, plunk, right of way, sounding board, toggle