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A heap of ashes that o'erlays your
fire.

3. (Printing) To put an overlay
on.

O"ver*lay` (?), n. 1.
A covering. Sir W. Scott.

2. (Printing) A piece of paper pasted
upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger
at a particular place.

O"ver*lay"er (?), n. One who
overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.

O"ver*lay"ing, n. A superficial
covering; a coating.

O`ver*lead" (?), v. t. To domineer
over; to affront; to treat with indignity. [Obs.]
Chaucer.

O`ver*leap" (?), v. t. [AS.
oferhleápan. See Over, and Leap.] To
leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore. "Let me
o'erleap that custom." Shak.

O"ver*learn"ed (?), a. Too
learned. -- O"ver*learn"ed, adv. --
O"ver*learn"ed*ness, n.


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