overlying

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overlying - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Overlie \O`ver*lie"\, v. t. [imp. Overlay; p. p. Overlain;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Overlying.]
     To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying
     upon; as, to overlie an infant. --Quain.
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           A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her
           sleeping.                                --Chaucer.
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  Overlying \O`ver*ly"ing\, a.
     Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks.
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overlying - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  overlying
      adj 1: placed on or over something else; "an overlying image"
             [syn: overlying, superimposed]