underlayer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of underlayer
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However hateful Ava and Deborah may behave toward each other, their scorn carries an underlayer of heartbreak, reminding us of the profound, twisted love beneath their venom.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
Finnie: I feel like the underlayer for me watching it is the dreams and identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Suits coats were double-breasted, with a silken underlayer providing contrast.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Unseen is an underlayer of copper plating to control sound and feel.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 17, 2019
The eider-duck skin is very warm, having, besides its thick coat of feathers, a heavy underlayer of soft warm down, which, as I told you before, the ducks pick off to line their nests with.
From Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner by I. I. (Isaac Israel) Hayes
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