About The Word Overlay

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Overlay

Overlay Meaning & Definition
Overlay Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Overlay?

[n] protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
[v] kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets"
[v] put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Overlay: cover | overlayer | overlie | sheathing

Related Terms | Find terms related to Overlay: adorn | applique | apply to | blanket | block | canopy | cap | cloak | clothe | cloud | convolute | cope | cover | cover up | cowl | crown | curtain | decorate | eclipse | elaborate | embellish | embroider | enrich | festoon | film | flap | flourish | fly | gild | hood | imbrication | involve | lap | lay on | lay over | load with ornament | mantle | mask | muffle | obduce | obscure | occult | ornament | overcast | overcharge | overlap | overlapping | overlayer | overload | overspread | put on | screen | scum | shield | spread over | superimpose | superpose | trick out | varnish | veil

See Also | kill | protection | protective cover | protective covering | splash

Overlay In Webster's Dictionary

\O`ver*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overlaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overlaying}.] 1. To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon. When any country is overlaid by the multitude which live upon it. --Sir W. Raleigh. As when a cloud his beams doth overlay. --Spenser. Framed of cedar overlaid with gold. --Milton. And overlay With this portentous bridge the dark abyss. --Milton. 2. To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon. This woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. --1 Kings iii. 19. A heap of ashes that o'erlays your fire. --Dryden. 3. (Printing) To put an overlay on.
\O"ver*lay`\, n. 1. A covering. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.

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