underlay
pronunciation
How to pronounce underlay in British English:
UK ['ʌndəleɪ]
How to pronounce underlay in American English:
US [ˈʌndərleɪ]
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- Noun:
- a pad placed under a carpet
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- Verb:
- raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type
- put (something) under or beneath
- provide with a base, support, lining, or backing
Word Origin
- underlay (v.)
- Old English under lecgan "to support by placing something beneath;" see under + lay (v.). Related: Underlaid; underlaying. Compare similarly formed Old High German Related: untarleccan, German unterlegen.
Example
- 1. And always choose the best underlay you can afford .
- 2. Waterproof and breathable roofing underlay ( similar to tyvek )
- 3. Resilient floor coverings - specification for corkment underlay .
- 4. Most of the economic reforms that underlay the growth during his presidency were the work of his predecessor .
- 5. Everything always leads back to underlay .