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Pronunciation : Un`der*lay"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. underlecgan. See Under, and Lay, v. t.]
Definition : 1. To lay beneath; to put under.

2. To raise or support by something laid under; as, to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See Underlay, n., 2.

3. To put a tap on (a shoe). [Prov. Eng.]

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Un`der*lay"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.

i. (Mining)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Un"der*lay`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Mining)

Defn: The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also underlie.

2. (Print.)

Defn: A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913