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onlay

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. on′lā′, ôn′-; v. on lā′, ôn-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
on•lay  (n. on′lā′, ôn′-;v. on lā′, ôn-),USA pronunciation n., v., -laid, -lay•ing. 
n. 
  1. an overlay, esp. one in relief.
  2. Dentistryan inlay that restores the occlusal surface of a tooth.

v.t. 
  1. to place or mount (an onlay) on a surface, esp. for decorative purposes.
  • on + lay1, after verb, verbal phrase lay on 1875–80

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