interlay

American  

[in-ter-ley] / ˌɪn tərˈleɪ /

verb (used with object)

interlaid, interlaying

1. to lay between; interpose.

2. to diversify with something laid between or inserted.

   to interlay silver with gold.

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interlay British  

verb

1. (tr) to insert (layers) between; interpose

   to interlay gold among the silver

   to interlay the silver with gold

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noun

1. material, such as paper, placed between a printing plate and its base, either all over in order to bring it up to type height, or in places in order to achieve the correct printing pressure all over the plate

Etymology

Origin of interlay

First recorded in 1600–10; inter- + lay ¹

Example Sentences

"They play an incredibly important part," said Jessica Tucker, acting deputy director of the Office of Science Policy at NIH, "in this interlay of local and federal oversight."

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2022

She knew how to twist ropes of bark for tying the poles, and how to interlay the palm fronds so they would neither leak nor be lifted by the wind.

From Wings of the Wind by Harris, Credo Fitch

"It was a relief," he said, "to interlay the scenery most familiar to me with the strange world for which I had to draw so much on imagination."

From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)