Underlie sb.

Mining. [UNDER-¹ 4 d.] = UNDERLAY sb. 3. Also attrib.

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1778. W. Pryce, Min. Cornub., 80. The underlie or inclination of the Lode.

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1818. W. Phillips, Geol., 106. When the underlie is towards the north, the strata are universally elevated on that side.

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1855. [J. R. Leifchild], Cornwall, 100. The curvatures and irregularities in the underlie of lodes.

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1875. J. H. Collins, Metal Mining, 36. The chief advantage of an underlie shaft.

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