ONLAY

Etymology 1

Verb

onlay (third-person singular simple present onlays, present participle onlaying, simple past and past participle onlaid)

(transitive, literary) To lay or place something on a surface.

Etymology 2

Noun

onlay (countable and uncountable, plural onlays)

(often, attributive) A material placed such that it overlaps another.

Anagrams

• any ol', lay on

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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