Definition of overlay

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Overlay (n.) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.

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Overlay :: Overlay (n.) A covering.
Veneer :: Veneer (v. t.) A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin leaf of wood to be glued to a cheaper wood; hence, external show; gloss; false pretense..
Plating :: Plating (n.) The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-magnetic deposition..
Overlaying :: Overlaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overla.
Plaster :: Plaster (v. t.) To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and walls of a house..
Steel :: Steel (n.) To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax..
Steely :: Steeling (n.) The process of pointing, edging, or overlaying with steel; specifically, acierage. See Steel, v..
Overlaying :: Overlaying (n.) A superficial covering; a coating.
Cement :: Cement (n.) To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom..
Overlayer :: Overlayer (n.) One who overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.
Guilding :: Guilding (n.) The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that which resembles gold..
Overlay :: Overlay (v. t.) To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon..
Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as, steel washed with silver..
Overlay :: Overlay (imp.) of Overli.
Ceil :: Ceil (v. t.) To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room..
Overlay :: Overlay (v. t.) To put an overlay on.
Argentation :: Argentation (n.) A coating or overlaying with silver.
Gilder :: Gilder (n.) One who gilds; one whose occupation is to overlay with gold.
Tin :: Tin (v. t.) To cover with tin or tinned iron, or to overlay with tin foil..
Gild :: Gild (v. t.) To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold.
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