interlay

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verb

To insert layers of a different material between.

“Each pair of pages of the book is interlaid by carbon paper.”

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Meanings

interlay1

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

present singular third person interlays · participle present interlaying · participle past interlaid · past interlaid

  1. transitiveTo insert layers of a different material between.

    Each pair of pages of the book is interlaid by carbon paper.

interlay2

verb
  1. pastsimple past of interlie

Origin

From inter- + lay.

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Translations

Czech prokládat
  • prokládatinsert layers of different material

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

traylinelyterian
Cite this entry
APA

interlay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlay

MLA

“interlay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlay. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interlay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlay.

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