Underlay

Meaning

Verb

●

of underlie

●

To

(something) underneath

; to

under.

●

To provide a support for something; to

or support by something

under.

●

To

a

on (a shoe).

●

In Mining:

To

from the vertical.

Noun

●

A

(of

, etc.) that

under another; substratum.

●

A

that

under a carpet.

●

Anything that is underlaid.

●

In Printing:

A

under

,

, etc. in a form, to

them

the

level for printing.

●

In Music:

Lyrics; or more

, the

which

are

to

notes.

Sourced from

Origin

underlay

English

underleyen

Middle English (1100-1500)

underlecgan

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

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Rhymes

L'Esprit De L'Escalier

Les Jeux Sont Faits

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