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A layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another; substratum. / A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet. / Anything that is underlaid.

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underlay

Source Word

underlay

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

historical

Japanese Meaning

下に敷かれた層、たとえば地層や基盤としての層 / カーペットの下に敷かれる柔らかい床材 / 下に敷かれるもの全般、下敷きとして配置されたもの

Beneath the fertile topsoil, geologists discovered a dense underlay that suggested a long-ago flood.

肥沃な表土の下で、地質学者は古い洪水を示唆する密な下層を発見した。

Sense（1）

A layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another; substratum.

Sense（2）

A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet.

Sense（3）

Anything that is underlaid.

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Sense（5）

(music) Lyrics; or more specifically, the way in which lyrics are assigned to musical notes.

The underlay in bar 3 is unclear in Handel's manuscript.

underlays

（ plural ）