overlay
An image to be overlaid on anotherAn image to be overlaid on another; a superimposition or diapositive.
» His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
Meaning
9 sensesAn image to be overlaid on another; a superimposition or diapositive.
A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.
A decal attached to a computer keyboard to relabel the keys.
A block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.
(Internet)A pop-up covering an existing part of the display.
(Scotland)A cravat.
A covering over something else.
- a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
- 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
Examples
3 sentencesHis belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
He overlaid the walls on the inside with gold.
What was vital was overlaid and hidden by what was irrelevant.
Origin
From Middle English overleyen, from Old English oferleċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *obarFrom Middle English overleyen, from Old English oferleċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *obarlaggjan, from Proto-Germanic *uberlagjaną, equivalent to over- + lay. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uurläze, úurlääse, Dutch overleggen, German Low German overleggen, överleggen, German überlegen, Swedish överlägga, Norwegian overlegge. Compare overlie.
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