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onlay.

To lay or place something on a surface.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To lay or place something on a surface.

    literary · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English onleien, onleggen (“to lay or place; impose; attack”). Equivalent to on- + lay.

noun
  1. A material placed such that it overlaps another.

    attributive · countable · often · uncountable
  2. A restoration that covers one or more cusps of a tooth.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From on- + lay.

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