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interlay

[ in-ter-ley ]

verb (used with object)

, in·ter·laid, in·ter·lay·ing.
  1. to lay lie between; interpose.
  2. to diversify with something laid lay between or inserted:

    to interlay silver with gold.



interlay

verb

  1. tr to insert (layers) between; interpose

    to interlay the silver with gold

    to interlay gold among the silver

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of interlay1

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

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