Overlie \O`ver*lie"\, v. t. [imp. Overlay; p. p. Overlain;
p. pr. & vb. n. Overlying.]
To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying
upon; as, to overlie an infant. --Quain.
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A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her
sleeping. --Chaucer.
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Overlying \O`ver*ly"ing\, a.
Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks.
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overlie verb
1: lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older
rocks"
2: kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets" [syn: overlay]
[also: overlying, overlay, overlain]
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overlying
adj : placed on or over something else; "an overlying image" [syn:
superimposed]
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overlying
See overlie
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Overlie \O`ver*lie"\, v. t. [imp. Overlay; p. p. Overlain;
p. pr. & vb. n. Overlying.]
To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying
upon; as, to overlie an infant. --Quain.
A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her
sleeping. --Chaucer.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Overlying \O`ver*ly"ing\, a.
Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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