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Definitions for: Underlay
[n] a pad placed under a carpet
[v] provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists"
[v] put (something) under or beneath; "They underlaid athe shingles with roofing paper"
[v] Printing: raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate"
Webster (1913) Definition: Un`der*lay", v. t. [AS. underlecgan. See Under, and
Lay, v. t.]
1. To lay beneath; to put under.
2. To raise or support by something laid under; as, to
underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See
Underlay, n., 2.
3. To put a tap on (a shoe). [Prov. Eng.]
Un`der*lay", v. i. (Mining)
To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein,
fault, or lode.
Un"der*lay`, n.
1. (Mining) The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from
the vertical; a hade; -- called also underlie.
2. (Print.) A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like,
placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in
the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper
height; also, something placed back of a part of the
tympan, so as to secure the right impression.
Synonyms: carpet pad, rug pad, underlayment
See Also: bring up, cater, elevate, get up, lay, lift, pad, place, ply, pose, position, provide, put, raise, set, supply, underfelt
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