Definition of "overlaid" []

• Past tense and past participle of overlay1. (verb)

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• "Beside it was a sticker with the word Vampires overlaid with a cross bar."
• "Sounds almost exactly like `f---' ...word overlaid with title music."
• "But in every part gold was lavished with the utmost profusion; within and without, the floor, the walls, the ceiling, in short, the whole house is described as overlaid with gold."