Thesaurus: overlay

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1. v. t. To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
2. v. t. To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon.
3. v. t. To put an overlay on.
4. n. A covering.
5. n. A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
6. imp. of Overlie
7. 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
8. n. a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
9. v. put something on top of something else
10. v. kill by lying on
11. 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. 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.
12. n:41/v:59 n. a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface v. put something on top of something else