onlay
Meanings
verb
- To lay or place something on a surface.
noun
- A material placed such that it overlaps another.
- A restoration that covers one or more cusps of a tooth.
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English onleien, onleggen (“to lay or place; impose; attack”). Equivalent to on- + lay.
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