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interlain

interlain is the past participle of interlie.

Meaning of interlie

Verb

interlie (third-person singular simple present interlies, present participle interlying, simple past interlay, past participle interlain)

  1. (transitive) To lie between.
    • At Dhunpoore a bed of highly siliceous limestone interlies the calcareo-siliceous slate formation nearly horizontally.1856, The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, page 137

Questions about interlain

What is interlain the past participle of?
Interlain is the past participle of interlie.

Words near interlain in the dictionary

  1. interlacings
  2. interlacustrine
  3. interladder
  4. Interlagos
  5. interlaid
  6. interlain
  7. interlake
  8. Interlaken
  9. interlamellar
  10. interlamellation
  11. interlamellations

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