Overlie \O`ver*lie"\, v. t. [imp. Overlay; p. p. Overlain;
   p. pr. & vb. n. Overlying.]
   To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying
   upon; as, to overlie an infant. --Quain.
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         A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her
         sleeping.                                --Chaucer.
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	Overlying \O`ver*ly"ing\, a.
   Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks.
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	overlie
     v 1: lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older
          rocks"
     2: kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets" [syn: overlay]
     [also: overlying, overlay, overlain]

	

	overlying
     adj : placed on or over something else; "an overlying image" [syn:
            superimposed]

	

	overlying
     See overlie