Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: cover, overlayer, overlie, sheathing

See Also: kill, protection, protective cover, protective covering, splash

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