underlaidadj.
1. Laid or placed under or below.
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the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > situated or placed under
underlaida1100
subjected?a1425
suppositivec1475
subject?1541
subjacent1598
subterjacent1598
underlying1611
subjunct1639
supposite1640
suppedaneous1646
subordinate1648
subdititious1657
substrated1663
succumbent1664
subtended1670
substrate1678
subadjacent1722
supposed1766
subtending1777
substrative1823
underset1845
infraposed1854
substant1883
underneath1894
underlappingc1900
a1100 in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses i. 3518 Suppositis..torribus, of under ledum..brandum.
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Vnder layed, suffundatus.
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Soffondato, vnderlaide or laid vnder.
1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. Underlayd, onder-leght.
2.
a. Furnished with an under layer or support; strengthened from below; fitted or supplied underneath (with something). Chiefly figurative.
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the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > situated or placed under > having something placed underneath
underlaid?1515
the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [adjective] > supported
underpight1377
backed1589
supported1613
underlaid1618
stayed1845
buttressed1860
?1515 Hyckescorner (de Worde) sig. C.iiv Therwith can you cloute me a payre of botes..? I wolde haue them well vnderlayd and easely.
1618 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. IV. O.T. xii. 146 That mans faith is well vnder-layed, that vpholds it selfe by the omnipotencie of God.
1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Deut. iii. 6) 82 Surely, every man in his best estate, or when best underlaid, is altogether vanity.
1658 J. Harrington Common-wealth of Oceana 91 If a Common-wealth have been introduced at once,..you are certain to find her under~lay'd with this as the main foundation.
1712 E. Budgell Spectator No. 379. ¶12 The Floor of the Vault was all loose, and under~laid with several Springs.
a1822 P. B. Shelley Witch of Atlas liii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 46 They framed the imperial tent..Of woven exhalations, underlaid With lambent lightning-fire.
b. Const. by (what underlies).
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1850 D. T. Ansted Elem. Course Geol. §906 Seams of coal..underlaid by a seam or bed of fire-clay.
1893 H. H. Howorth Glacial Nightmare II. 463 That the coal-beds..are overlaid by drift I have no doubt; that they are also underlaid by it seems to be most doubtful.
3. Printing. Of type, etc.: Raised by means of an underlay.
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society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > composed type > [adjective] > raised by underlay
underlaid1770
1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 362 These Underlaid Words standing higher than the rest of the Matter.
1880 Scribner's Monthly May 42/2 This addition to the plate springs it up in every part underlaid, so that the surface fairly meets the inking rollers.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > of build of horse > big or strong
jamby?a1400
well-packed1527
underlaid1674
slapping1828
1674 London Gaz. No. 892/4 A strong underlaid Brown Bay Nag.
1674 London Gaz. No. 909/4 A truss well underlaid Horse.
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