The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overlayer \O"ver*lay"er\, n. One who overlays; that with which anything is overlaid. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
overlayer n 1: protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior [syn: sheathing, overlay, overlayer]