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overlay
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1 to form a layer over you should apply a coat of primer first, and then overlay it with two coats of paint Synonyms blanket, carpet, coat, cover, overlie, overspread, sheetRelated Words enclose (also inclose), enrobe, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, mantle, shawl, shroud, swathe, wrap; cloak, clothe, curtain, veil; circle, encircle, encompass
2 to lie over parts of one another cedar shingles overlaying one another on the roof Synonyms lap, overlap, overlie, overspreadRelated Words shingle
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