overlaidadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈleɪd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈleɪd/ That is lying or placed over something; superimposed. Also: that is covered or spread over with something.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered
ykeuered1393
yhyledc1394
ceiledc1430
covered1667
ycovered1737
overlaid1843
1843 N. P. Willis in New Mirror 3 June 144/1 This arid pavement, this hot smell of dust, this brick-colour and paint—what are they to the fragrant lap of our overlaid mother, with her drapery of bright colours and tender green?
1858 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1859) II. lxxi. 14 These underground or overlaid classes.
1901 W. W. Peyton in Contemp. Rev. Sept. 445 An overlaid germ which has been saved from death by the healing virtue of the Unknowable.
1928 R. Goldwater Paul Gauguin 70 The broad brush strokes, the overlaid layers of paint, all these bespeak Impressionism.
1993 High Life (Brit. Airways) Oct. 68/1 The clarity of Pat Butcher's overlaid commentary, bringing a nineties touch to the race fitted neatly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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