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

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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

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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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