underlayer

[ uhn-der-ley-er ]

noun
  1. a layer lying beneath another; substratum.

Origin of underlayer

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; under- + layer

Words Nearby underlayer

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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.