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interlay

interlay verb: to insert layers of a different material between. Also the simple past of interlie.

Verb

interlay (third-person singular simple present interlays, present participle interlaying, simple past and past participle interlaid)

  1. (transitive) To insert layers of a different material between.
    • Each pair of pages of the book is interlaid by carbon paper.

Also used as

interlay is also the simple past of interlie.

Forms of interlay

third-person singular presentinterlays
present participleinterlaying
past participleinterlaid
pastinterlaid

Origin of interlay

From inter- + lay.

Words formed from interlay

Questions about interlay

What does interlay mean?
Interlay means to insert layers of a different material between.
What part of speech is interlay?
Interlay is a verb.
What is the past tense of interlay?
The past tense of interlay is interlaid.

Words near interlay in the dictionary

  1. interlardments
  2. interlards
  3. interlarval
  4. interlatitudinal
  5. interlattice
  6. interlay
  7. interlayer
  8. interlayered
  9. interlayering
  10. interlayerings
  11. interlayers

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