Un`der*lay", v. i. (Mining) To incline from the vertical; to hade; —
said of a vein, fault, or lode.
Un"der*lay` (?), n. 1. (Mining) The inclination of a vein, fault, or
lode from the vertical; a hade; — called also underlie.
2. (Print.) A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under
a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or
any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a
part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression.
Un"der*lay`er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, underlays or is
underlaid; a lower layer.
2. (Mining) A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required
depth. Weale.
Un"der*leaf` (?), n. A prolific sort of apple, good for cider. [Obs.]
Mortimer.
Un"der*lease (?), n. (Law) A lease granted by a tenant or lessee;
especially, a lease granted by one who is himself a lessee for years,
for any fewer or less number of years than he himself holds; a
sublease. Burrill.
Un`der*let" (?), v. t. 1. To let below the value.
All my farms were underlet.
Smollett.