underlayer

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underlayer

noun underlayers

A layer that is below another layer.
Similar: substrate, substratum
A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required depth.
One who underlays.

verb underlayers · underlayering · underlayered

To form a layer beneath another

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@misc{underlayer_2026,
  title = {underlayer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underlayer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}