o'erlay

noun

A large cravat.

Meanings

verbo'erlay (third-person singular simple present o'erlays, present participle o'erlaying, simple past and past participle o'erlaid)

present singular third person o'erlays · participle present o'erlaying · participle past o'erlaid · past o'erlaid

  1. ScotlandalternativepoeticAlternative form of overlay.
nouno'erlay (plural o'erlays)

plural o'erlays

  1. ScotlandobsoleteA large cravat.
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Chicago

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