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Overlie

verb
(past overlay; past part. overlain; pres. part. overlying)
1.
Lie upon; lie on top of.
2.
Kill by lying on.  Synonym: overlay.






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"Overlie" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the two branches the cave earth extends back 60 feet to clay and gravel washed down from the interior; there is ample light at this point, and for some distance beyond. In part, this gravel seems to overlie the loose earth; it is still depositing, and the manner in which the various materials intermingle and overlap at their meeting place indicates that the cave earth to some extent underlies the gravel and clay. This feature is worth investigating, as it might have a bearing upon ...
— Archeological Investigations - Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 • Gerard Fowke



Words linked to "Overlie" :   lie, overlay, kill



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