underlaying

Variant of underlay

underlay definition

under·lay (un′dər lā; for n. undər lā′)

transitive verb underlaid -·laid′, underlaying -·lay′·ing

  1. to cover, line, or extend over the bottom of the leather is underlaid with felt
  2. to lay (something) under something else, esp. as a support, wedge, etc.
  3. to raise or support with something laid underneath the roof must be underlaid with trusses
  4. Printing to provide with an underlay

Etymology: ME underlein < OE underlecgan

noun

  1. something laid underneath
  2. Printing a patch or patches of paper laid under type, cuts, etc. to raise the level of the face

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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