Dictionary.com

interlay

[ in-ter-ley ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈleɪ /
Save This Word!
verb (used with object), in·ter·laid, in·ter·lay·ing.
to lay between; interpose.
to diversify with something laid between or inserted: to interlay silver with gold.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
who
whom
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of interlay

First recorded in 1600–10; inter- + lay1

Words nearby interlay

Interlaken, interlaminate, interlanguage, interlap, interlard, interlay, interleaf, interleave, interleaving, interleukin, interleukin 1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

British Dictionary definitions for interlay

interlay
verb (ˌɪntəˈleɪ) -lays, -laying or -laid (-ˈleɪd)
(tr) to insert (layers) between; interposeto interlay gold among the silver; to interlay the silver with gold
noun (ˈɪntəˌleɪ)
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
FEEDBACK