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

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interlay interlaid interlaying

"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

"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)

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

The ads include images of Swift and Youngkin interlaid with the hashtag #WeStandWithTaylor, a popular tag used by fans and Swifties to show support throughout the artist’s battle with Braun.

From The Verge ● Oct. 5, 2021

Lila Neugebauer, who directed “Funnyhouse of a Negro” at the Signature last year, said that in Ms. Kennedy’s work, images, histories and fantasies “are interlaced and interlaid in this fantastically intricate and incredibly theatrical way.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2018

Arms and legs were stretched at length, In a passive giant strength,— And the meadow turf, cut finely, Round them laid and interlaid.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various

The heap was interlaid with brushwood, and was watered from time to time with liquid manure from stables, consisting chiefly of dilute urine.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton

The ozokerite is embedded in a very stiff blue clay for a depth of several hundred feet; below, it is interlaid with rock.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various

It’s an emotional documentary that leans on archival footage to follow Wheldon’s career while interlaying Susie’s struggles as a single mother trying to navigate the careers of her sons in a high-risk sport.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2024