OVERLYING
overlying, superimposed
(adjective) placed on or over something else; “an overlying image”
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
Adjective
overlying
lying over or upon something else
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*ly"ing, a.
Definition: Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks.
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