underlaid

[ uhn-der-leyd ]

adjective
  1. placed or laid underneath, as a foundation or substratum.

  2. having an underneath layer (often followed by with): a lace tablecloth underlaid with damask; courtesy underlaid with reserve.

verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of underlay.

Origin of underlaid

1
before 1100; late Old English under lede (not recorded in ME); see under-, laid

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underlaid

/ (ˌʌndəˈleɪd) /


adjective
  1. laid underneath

  2. having an underlay or supporting layer underneath

verb
  1. the past tense and past participle of underlay

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