overslay

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noun

A lintel.

OriginMiddle English overslay ← Old English ofersleġe →
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Meanings

nounoverslay (plural overslays)

plural overslays

  1. obsoletearchitectureA lintel.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lintel

Origin

  1. Old Englishofersleġe
  2. Middle Englishoverslay
  3. Englishoverslay

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

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APA

overslay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overslay

MLA

“overslay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overslay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overslay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overslay.

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