Found 3 items, similar to Overlaying.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: overlay
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: overlay
overlie
v 1: lie upon; lie on top of;
“the granite overlies the older
rocks”
2: kill by lying on;
“The sow overlay her piglets” [syn:
overlay]
[also:
overlying,
overlay,
overlain]
overlay
n : 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 [syn:
sheathing,
overlayer]
v 1: put something on top of something else;
“cover the meat with
a lot of gravy” [syn:
cover]
2: kill by lying on;
“The sow overlay her piglets” [syn:
overlie]
[also:
overlaid]
overlay
See
overlie
[also:
overlaid]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Overlaying
Overlay
\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.
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When any country is overlaid by the multitude which
live upon it. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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As when a cloud his beams doth overlay. --Spenser.
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Framed of cedar overlaid with gold. --Milton.
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And overlay
With this portentous bridge the dark abyss.
--Milton.
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2. Specifically: To cover (an object made of an inexpensive
metal, glass, or other material) with a thin sheet of an
expensive metal, especially with silver or gold.
Distinguished from to
plate, which is done by a chemical
or electrical deposition process.
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3. To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon.
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This woman's child died in the night; because she
overlaid it. --1 Kings iii.
19.
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A heap of ashes that o'erlays your fire. --Dryden.
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4. (Printing) To put an overlay on.
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Overlaying
\O"ver*lay"ing\, n.
A superficial covering; a coating.
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