ˈunderˌlier
[f. underlie v.]
1. Something that lies under.
| 1542 Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. VIII. 74 Deliverit to him to be underlyaris laid dowbill under the jeit of velvet, thre elnis blak sating. 1640 G. Abbott Job Paraphr. 522 The weight of which burthen he is not well advised who seeketh not to support by some firme under-lyer. |
2. Mining. (See quot.)
| 1778 W. Pryce Min. Cornub. 144 They sink the same Shaft deeper in the body of the Lode, upon its inclination or underlie; whence the Shaft becomes, and bears the name of, an Underlier. |