interlay

[ in-ter-ley ]

verb (used with object)

, in·ter·laid, in·ter·lay·ing.

1. to lay lie between; interpose.
2. to diversify with something laid lay between or inserted:

   to interlay silver with gold.

interlay

verb

1. tr to insert (layers) between; interpose

   to interlay the silver with gold

   to interlay gold among the silver

noun

1. material, such as paper, placed between a printing plate and its base, either all over in order to bring it up to type height, or in places in order to achieve the correct printing pressure all over the plate

Word History and Origins

Origin of interlay¹

First recorded in 1600–10; inter- + lay ¹