About The Word Underlay
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Underlay
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What's The Definition Of Underlay?
[n] a pad placed under a carpet
[v] provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists" [v] put (something) under or beneath; "They underlaid athe shingles with roofing paper" [v] Printing: raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate" Synonyms | Synonyms for Underlay: carpet pad | rug pad | underlayment Related Terms | Find terms related to Underlay: See Also | bring up | cater | elevate | get up | lay | lift | pad | place | ply | pose | position | provide | put | raise | set | supply | underfelt Underlay In Webster's Dictionary \Un`der*lay"\, v. t. [AS. underlecgan. See {Under}, and
{Lay}, v. t.]
1. To lay beneath; to put under.
2. To raise or support by something laid under; as, to
underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See
{Underlay}, n., 2.
3. To put a tap on (a shoe). [Prov. Eng.]
\Un`der*lay"\, v. i. (Mining) To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode. \Un"der*lay`\, n. 1. (Mining) The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also {underlie}. 2. (Print.) A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression. |
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