onlay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To lay or place something on a surface.
noun
  1. A material placed such that it overlaps another.
  2. A restoration that covers one or more cusps of a tooth.

Word forms

onlay onlays onlaying onlaid

Etymology

From Middle English onleien, onleggen (“to lay or place; impose; attack”). Equivalent to on- + lay.

Related words

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