Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
OVERLAY
overlay
(noun) a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
sheathing, overlay, overlayer
(noun) 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
overlie, overlay
(verb) kill by lying on; “The sow overlay her piglets”
overlay, cover
(verb) put something on top of something else; “cover the meat with a lot of gravy”
OVERLIE
overlie, overlay
(verb) kill by lying on; “The sow overlay her piglets”
overlie
(verb) lie upon; lie on top of; “the granite overlies the older rocks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
overlay (third-person singular simple present overlays, present participle overlaying, simple past and past participle overlayed or overlaid)
(transitive) To lay, spread, or apply something over or across; cover.
To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
(transitive, now rare, archaic) To lie over (someone, especially a child) in order to smother it; to suffocate. [from 14th c.]
(transitive, printing) To put an overlay on.
Noun
overlay (plural overlays)
(printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
(betting) Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
(horse racing) A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.
A decal attached to a computer keyboard to relabel the keys.
(programming) A block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.
(internet) A pop-up covering an existing part of the display.
(Scotland) A cravat.
Etymology 2
Verb
overlay
simple past tense of overlie
Anagrams
• lay over, layover
Source: Wiktionary
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)
Definition: To put an overlay on.
O"ver*lay`, n.
1. A covering. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Printing)
Definition: A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
OVERLIE
O`ver*lie", v. t. [imp. Overlay; p. p. Overlain; p. pr. & vb. n. Overlying.]
Definition: To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant. Quain. A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her sleeping. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACETAMINOPHEN
(noun) an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
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