underlay

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English underleyen, from Old English underleċġan (“to underlay, prop, support”), equivalent to under- +‎ lay. Cognate with Dutch onderleggen (“to lay or put under”), German unterlegen (“to underlay”), Swedish underlägga (“to underlay”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ʌndəɹˈleɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ ==== Verb ==== underlay simple past of underlie ==== Verb ==== underlay (third-person singular simple present underlays, present participle underlaying, simple past and past participle underlaid) (transitive) To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under. (transitive) To provide a support for something; to raise or support by something laid under. to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing (transitive) To put a tap on (a shoe). (mining, ambitransitive, of a vein, fault, or lode) To incline from the vertical. Synonym: hade === Etymology 2 === From Middle English underlay, underlei, equivalent to under- +‎ lay. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈʌndəɹˌleɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ ==== Noun ==== underlay (plural underlays) A layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another; substratum. A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet. Anything that is underlaid. (printing, historical) A piece of paper pasted under woodcuts, stereotype plates, etc. in a form, to bring them up to the necessary level for printing. (music) Lyrics; or more specifically, the way in which lyrics are assigned to musical notes. ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Dunleary