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underlayer
[ uhn-der-ley-er ]
/ ˈʌn dərˌleɪ ər /
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noun
a layer lying beneath another; substratum.
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How to use underlayer in a sentence
On some votive stones the characters were red, cut out in round pieces of granite with a white underlayer.
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