underlaid

underlaid
/un'deuhr layd"/, adj.
1. placed or laid underneath, as a foundation or substratum.
2. having an underneath layer (often fol. by with): a lace tablecloth underlaid with damask; courtesy underlaid with reserve.
v.
3. pt. and pp. of underlay.
[bef. 1100; late OE under lede (not recorded in ME); see UNDER-, LAID]

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