See Also: genie(dictionary)
interlay(1)(dictionary)
interlay(2)(dictionary)
genie(dictionary)

interlay(2) (iou) and genie (iou)


interlay(2) (iou)



interlay verb trans. . E17.
[from INTER- 1 + LAY verb1.]
Lay between or among, interpose; provide with inserted material.

genie (iou)



genie noun. , -s. M17.
[French genie from Latin GENIUS.]
= GENIUS 1. M17-E18.
A spirit or jinnee (in Arabian stories), esp. one trapped in or inhabiting a bottle, lamp, etc., and capable of granting wishes. Cf. GENIUS 2. M18.
S. Rushdie I just rub my jolly old lamp and out pops the genie bringing fame and fortune.
? See note s.v. GENIUS. genie was adopted in sense 2 by the French translators of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments on account of its resemblance in both sound and sense to Arab. jinni.