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(), 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. (Print.) To put an overlay on. O"verlay° (), n. 1. A covering. Sir W. Scott. 2. (Print.) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place. スポンサード リンク
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