Definition for O-VER-LAY

O-VER-LAY, v.t.

  1. To lay too much upon; to oppress with incumbent weight; as, a country overlaid with inhabitants. Ralegh. Our sins have overlaid our hopes. K. Charles.
  2. To cover or spread over the surface; as, to overlay capitals of columns with silver; cedar overlaid with gold.
  3. To smother with close covering; as, to overlay an infant. Milton.
  4. To overwhelm; to smother. A heap of ashes that o'erlays your fire. Dryden.
  5. To cloud; to overcast. As when a cloud his beam doth overlay. Spenser.
  6. To cover; to join two opposite sides by a cover. And overlay / With this portentous bridge the dark abyss. Milton.

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