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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. One who underlays.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A layer that is below another layer.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. One who, or that which, underlays or is underlaid; a lower layer.
  2. n. A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required depth.

Examples

  • “The laminate that was in here was floated, though the underlayer was a cheap sheet of foam that looked like packing material.”

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  • “And of course, there's that whole "underlayer" possibility when worn with wrap dresses over them.”

    How Not to Sell Your Patterns Online - A Dress A Day

  • “She favored full skirts and shorts, although there was a series of scuba-inspired, slim-fit dresses, or for a twist, there was a scuba top paired with a very feminine, more forgiving lilac-net skirt that had an orange underlayer peeking through.”

    USA Today: Word of advice for spring wardrobe: caution

  • “Lazrus went underlayer and looked at her meme-hacks and resource-pointers.”

    Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » 2010 » April

  • “The wetlands in this area, with their thick natural clay underlayer, were ideal for landfill.”

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  • “Should you want to add a subversive underlayer, you could say that at the same time it highlights the deplorable condition of urban infrastructure, that pouring in billions of dollars into these pot holes isn't going to solve the problem.”

    Fountain Throwies

  • “We apply an underlayer of aluminum or bronze so [the image] retains its brightness after centuries," said Irina Dyakova, a craftsman and the factory's tour guide.”

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  • “It takes about an hour to put on a complete kimono outfit, which includes an underlayer, two robes and nine sashes and ties.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Kimonos: The 13-Step Program

  • “It was all she had aside from the toothbrush in her overalls and the two safety pins that held together the remains of the wool dress pants she wore as an underlayer.”

    Asimov's Science Fiction

  • “I made a slightly botched job of it, but hey ho, it was done and it was the underlayer after all, so it didn't really matter.”

    sheepdip Diary Entry

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‘underlayer’ has been looked up 313 times, and has a Scrabble score of 14.