Plural of overlay

regular plural

The plural of overlay is overlays.

Forms of overlay

However, we will limit ourselves here to the use of primary overlays.1986, Noel M. Morris, Computer Graphics and CAD Fundamentals: BBC Micro Version
A phraseologist like Sinatra overlays the metre with something like confiding speech.2018, Joe Moran, First You Write a Sentence. From the entry phraseologist
Rare marbles, especially overlays, sulphides, clambroths, and other unusual specimens, need gentle washing and drying.1997, Miriam L. Plans, Caring for your antiques & collectibles, page 94. From the entry sulphide
“Twin-Vision” books are inkprint with braille overlays that help young children learn that words can be either seen or touched.1987, Rose-Marie Swallow, Kathleen Mary Huebner (eds.), How to Thrive, Not Just Survive, American Foundation for the Blind, page 40. From the entry inkprint
These overlays were then statted using a screen of etched glass to break up the solid black into small rows of black dots.2009, Kevin Tinsley, Digital Prepress for Comic Books, New York, NY: Stickman Graphics, →ISBN, page 96. From the entry stat

verb To lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.
verb To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
verb To lie over (someone, especially a child) in order to smother it; to suffocate.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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