overlie
verb (used with object)
to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
had overlain
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past perfectof overlie.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The drawn, haggard mask that had overlain her face so many months was dissolved away in an utter unconsciousness.
From The Squirrel-Cage by John Alanzo Williams
