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underlay
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. be or form the base for lie underneath [also: underlying , underlay , underlain ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Underlay \Un`der*lay"\, v. t. [AS. underlecgan. See Under , and Lay , v. t.] To lay beneath; to put under. To raise or support by something laid under; as, to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See Underlay , n., 2. To put a tap on (a shoe). ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English under lecgan "to support by placing something beneath;" see under + lay (v.). Related: Underlaid ; underlaying . Compare similarly formed Old High German Related: untarleccan , German unterlegen .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Underlay or underlayment generally refers to a thin layer of cushioning made of materials such as sponge rubber , foam , felt, or crumb rubber ; this material is laid beneath carpeting to provide comfort underfoot, to reduce wear on the carpet, and to provide ...
Usage examples of underlay.
He was adrift in the Old Sea of preconsciousness, the inert and timeless realm that underlay the collective unconscious of humanity.
The sphere of Prime, the magick of manipulating the power that underlay all magick, to bind Quintessence to the link and make it all permanent.
He had been able to sense the purplish feel that underlay the pteridons, that strange similarity to the crystal that had powered the torques of the Matrial.
Strong, masculine arms scooped her up and held her against a body that smelled like a breath of fresh night air underlaid with a masculine musk that was familiar.
Alfalfa flourishes best on those mountain valley soils when irrigated, or when these are so underlaid with water as to furnish the plants with moisture.
When they are short, as they must needs be in very stiff subsoils and on thin land underlaid with hard soil, the branches become about as large as the tap roots.
Highest in general suitability, probably, are clay loams underlaid with a moderately porous clay subsoil.
It also, usually, grows well on soils underlaid with yellow clay of more or less tenacity.
However, when sandy or gravelly soils low in fertility are underlaid with the same and the rainfall is sufficient, good crops of clover may be grown if these soils are first sufficiently supplied with vegetable matter and then sufficiently fertilized.
Next in adaptation to the mountain States are, it is thought, certain soils that lie between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi, especially such as are in proximity to rivers, or are underlaid with sheet water not far distant from the surface.
Next to these the best crops are grown where congenial soils are underlaid with ground water, not too near nor too distant from the surface.
This means that it will usually grow with much luxuriance in all areas which produce hardwood timber, and are usually covered with a clay or muddy loam soil underlaid with clay.
It has greater power than the common red variety to grow in stiff clays, in sandy soils underlaid with clay, and in areas where moisture is insufficient near the surface soil.
Good crops will not be obtained on soils underlaid with hardpan which comes up near the surface, whatsoever the nature of the top soil may be, since the roots cannot penetrate these.
This means, therefore, that it will grow well in probably all kinds of clay soils and also in loam soils underlaid with clay.