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overlying
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster] A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her sleeping. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overlying \O`ver*ly"ing\, a. Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks. [1913 Webster]
