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overslay

overslay noun: a lintel.

Noun

overslay (plural overslays)

  1. (obsolete) A lintel.

Forms of overslay

pluraloverslays

Origin of overslay

From Middle English overslay, oversleie, from Old English ofersleġe, oferslæġe (“lintel”), equivalent to over- + slay.

Questions about overslay

What does overslay mean?
Overslay means a lintel.
What part of speech is overslay?
Overslay is a noun.
What is the plural of overslay?
The plural of overslay is overslays.

Words near overslay in the dictionary

  1. overslaughed
  2. overslaughing
  3. overslaughs
  4. overslavish
  5. overslavishly
  6. overslay
  7. overslays
  8. oversleep
  9. oversleeper
  10. oversleepers
  11. oversleeping

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