OVERLAY


Meaning of OVERLAY in English

(~s, ~ing, overlaid)

1.

If something is overlaid with something else, it is covered by it.

The floor was overlaid with rugs of oriental design.

VERB: usu passive, be V-ed with n

2.

If something is overlaid with a feeling or quality, that feeling or quality is the most noticeable one, but there may be deeper and more important ones involved. (WRITTEN)

The party had been overlaid with a certain nervousness.

...a surge of feeling which at this moment overlaid all others.

VERB: be V-ed with n, V n

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