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Answer for the clue "Superimposed ", 8 letters:
overlaid

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Word definitions for overlaid in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
See overlay

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: overlay )

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Construction: shingle construction - sections of fibre are sewn to the outer and liner and overlaid to eliminate any cold spots. ▪ For ten minutes now, the roar of the engines had been overlaid by a scraping, spluttering sound. ▪ ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Overlay \O`ver*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overlaid ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overlaying .] To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon. When any country is overlaid by the multitude which live upon it. --Sir ...

Usage examples of overlaid.

She was in her room, but the portion in front of her was overlaid with a hazy image of another time.

On the wide boulevards, the surrounding buildings and the busy streets gave back muddled images overlaid with hundreds of others.

There was a hubbub of conversation, which was normal, but this overlaid a churning current of excitement.

The grave mound was fresh and neatly overlaid with stonesa simple grave such as the hermit would have wantedand already tender green shoots of new grass could be seen poking up between the rocks.

She held her staff in one gloved hand, and a black mask overlaid her features.

He moved his hands over to the right, and they sank into the embroidered tapestry that overlaid the rich wooden panels.

They were straight, and overlaid in a pleasing pattern that while itself unmoving, nevertheless suggested movement.

The cords overlaid the young man in partial blast armor, bleeding heavily from a cut across his forehead.

There was a roar from the crowd, overlaid with whistling and table-banging.

They heard the clicking of scissors and the humming of clippers, overlaid with the voices, supposedly, of the trio of men standing frozen behind each of the chairs.

It was instantly obvious that the wretched man was in the last stages of exhaustion, overlaid with terror that had robbed him of all his senses.

The bloodstains remained, but the character of them was changed, so they looked no more recent than-or different from-the countless grease and oil spots that overlaid one another along the entire length of the platform.

The nauseating odor of urine and feces was overlaid with the sharper scent of the combustible fluid.

The blade took the science of anatomy and dueling and overlaid it on the fight.

There was a strong musky scent, like rotted meat, overlaid with a more bitter smell that reminded him of urine.