underlaid

[ uhn-der-leyd ]

adjective

1. placed or laid underneath, as a foundation or substratum.
2. having an underneath layer (often followed by with ):

   a lace tablecloth underlaid with damask; courtesy underlaid with reserve.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of underlay.

underlaid

/ ˌʌndəˈleɪd /

adjective

1. laid underneath
2. having an underlay or supporting layer underneath

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of underlay

Word History and Origins

Origin of underlaid¹

before 1100; late Old English under lede (not recorded in ME); under-, laid

Example Sentences

This latter test of a reasonable rate has underlaid a long line of Supreme Court decisions since the Granger case.

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For this reason porous soil, covered with stout turf and underlaid by a sandy or gravelly subsoil, is best.

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The sea round about for leagues is underlaid by treacherous coral reefs.

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It is a sandy loam with much fine gravel and is underlaid at a depth of three feet with sand and shale fragments.

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Too fearfully it is evident that these fits of acharnement were underlaid and fed by paroxysms of personal cruelty.

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