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OVERBROW
O`ver*brow", v. t.
Defn: To hang over like a brow; to impend over. [Poetic] Longfellow.
Did with a huge projection overbrow Large space beneath. Wordsworth.
OVERBUILD
O`ver*build", v. t.
1. To build over. Milton.
2. To build too much; to build beyond the demand.
OVERBUILT
O`ver*built", a.
Defn: Having too many buildings; as, an overbuilt part of a town.
OVERBULK
O`ver*bulk", v. t.
Defn: To oppress by bulk; to overtower. [Obs. & R.] Shak.
OVERBURDEN
O`ver*bur"den, v. t.
Defn: To load with too great weight or too much care, etc. Sir P.
Sidney.
OVERBURDEN
O"ver*bur`den, n.
Defn: The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry. Raymond.
OVERBURDENSOME
O"ver*bur"den*some, a.
Defn: Too burdensome.
OVERBURN
O`ver*burn", v. t. & i.
Defn: To burn too much; to be overzealous.
OVER-BUSY
O"ver-bus"y, a.
Defn: Too busy; officious.
OVERBUY
O`ver*buy", v. t.
1. To buy too much.
2. To buy at too dear a rate. Dryden.
OVERCANOPY
O`ver*can"o*py, v. t.
Defn: To cover as with a canopy. Shak.
OVERCAPABLE
O`ver*ca"pa*ble, a.
Defn: Too capable. [R.]
Overcapable of such pleasing errors. Hooker.
OVERCARE
O"ver*care", n.
Defn: Excessive care. Dryden.
OVERCAREFUL
O"ver*care"ful, a.
Defn: Too careful. Shak.
OVERCARKING
O"ver*cark"ing, a.
Defn: Too anxious; too full of care. [Archaic] Fuller.
OVERCARRY
O`ver*car"ry, v. t. & i.
Defn: To carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point. Hayward.
OVERCAST
O`ver*cast", v. t.
1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken. Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly. Dryden.
2. To compute or rate too high. Bacon.
3. (Sewing)
Defn: To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.
OVERCATCH
O`ver*catch", v. t.
Defn: To overtake. [Obs.]
OVERCAUTIOUS
O"ver*cau"tious, a.
Defn: Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess.
— O"ver*cau"tious*ly, adv.
— O"ver*cau"tiou*ness, n.
OVERCHANGE
O"ver*change`, n.
Defn: Too much or too frequent change; fickleness. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
OVERCHARGE
O`ver*charge", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Supercharge, Surcharge.]
1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. To fill too full; to crowd. Our language is overcharged with consonants. Addison.
3. To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.
4. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description. Overcharged mine. (Mil.) See Globe of compression, under Globe.
OVERCHARGE
O`ver*charge", v. i.
Defn: To make excessive charges.
OVERCHARGE
O"ver*charge`, n. Etym: [Cf. Supercargo, Supercharge.]
1. An excessive load or burden.
2. An excessive charge in an account.
OVERCLIMB
O`ver*climb", v. t.
Defn: To climb over. Surrey.
OVERCLOUD
O`ver*cloud", v. t.
Defn: To cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast.
OVERCLOY
O`ver*cloy", v. t.
Defn: To fill beyond satiety. Shak.
OVERCOAT
O"ver*coat`, n. Etym: [Cf. Surcoat.]
Defn: A coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat.
OVERCOLD
O"ver*cold", a.
Defn: Cold to excess. Wiseman.
OVERCOLOR
O`ver*col"or, v. t.
Defn: To color too highly.
OVERCOME
O`ver*come", v. t. [imp. Overcame; p. p. Overcome; p. pr & vb. n.
Overcoming.] Etym: [AS. ofercuman. See Over, Come, and cf.
Supervene.]
1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle. This wretched woman overcome Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been. Spenser.
2. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] J. Philips.
3. To come or pass over; to spreads over. [Obs.] And overcome us like a summer's cloud. Shak.
Syn.
— To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; overturn;
defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; surmount. See
Conquer.
OVERCOME
O`ver*come", v. i.
Defn: To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21.
OVERCOMER
O`ver*com"er, n.
Defn: One who overcomes.
OVERCOMING
O`ver*com"ing, a.
Defn: Conquering; subduing.
— O`ver*com"ing*ly, adv.
OVERCONFIDENCE
O"ver*con"fi*dence, n.
Defn: Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.
OVERCONFIDENT
O"ver*con"fi*dent, a.
Defn: Confident to excess.
— O"ver*con"fi*dent*ly, adv.
OVERCOSTLY
O"ver*cost"ly, a.
Defn: Too costly. Milton.
OVERCOUNT
O`ver*count", v. t.
Defn: To rate too high; to outnumber. Shak.
OVERCOVER
O`ver*cov"er, v. t.
Defn: To cover up. Shak.
OVERCREDULOUS
O"ver*cred"u*lous, a.
Defn: Too credulous.
OVERCROW
O`ver*crow", v. t.
Defn: To crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower. Spenser. Shak.
OVERCROWD
O`ver*crowd", v. t.
Defn: To crowd too much.
OVERCUNNING
O"ver*cun"ning, a.
Defn: Exceedingly or excessively cunning.
OVERCURIOUS
O"ver*cu"ri*ous, a.
Defn: Too curious.
OVERDARE
O`ver*dare", v. t. & i.
Defn: To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.
OVERDATE
O`ver*date", v. t.
Defn: To date later than the true or proper period. Milton.
OVERDEAL
O"ver*deal`, n.
Defn: The excess. [Obs.]
The overdeal in the price will be double. Holland.
OVERDELICATE
O"ver*del"i*cate, a.
Defn: Too delicate.
OVERDELIGHTED
O"ver*de*light"ed, a.
Defn: Delighted beyond measure.
OVERDEVELOP
O`ver*de*vel"op, v. t.
Defn: To develop excessively; specif. (Photog.),
Defn: to subject (a plate or film) too long to the developing process.
OVERDIGHT
O"ver*dight", a.
Defn: Covered over. [Obs.] Spenser.
OVERDO
O`ver*do", v. t. [imp. Overdid; p. p. Overdone; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overdoing.]
1. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far. Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing. Shak.
2. To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.
3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] Tennyson.
4. To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.
OVERDO
O`ver*do", v. i.
Defn: To labor too hard; to do too much.
OVERDOER
O`ver*do"er, n.
Defn: One who overdoes.
OVERDOSE
O`ver*dose", v. t.
Defn: To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.
OVERDOSE
O"ver*dose`, n.
Defn: Too great a dose; an excessive dose.
OVERDRAFT
O"ver*draft`, n. (Banking)
Defn: The act of overdrawing; also, the amount or sum overdrawn.
OVERDRAW
O`ver*draw", v. t. [imp. Overdrew; p. p. Overdrawn; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overdrawing.]
1. To exaggerate; to overdo.
2. (Banking)
Defn: To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit.
OVERDRESS
O`ver*dress", v. t.
Defn: To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much. Pope.
OVERDRINK
O`ver*drink", v. t. & i.
Defn: To drink to excess.
OVERDRIVE
O`ver*drive", v. t. & i.
Defn: To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.
OVERDROWN
O`ver*drown", v. t.
Defn: To wet or drench to excess. [Obs.] W. Browne.
OVERDRY
O`ver*dry", v. t.
Defn: To dry too much. Burton.
OVERDUE
O"ver*due", a.
Defn: Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note.
OVERDYE
O`ver*dye", v. t.
Defn: To dye with excess of color; to put one color over (another).
Shak.
OVEREAGER
O`ver*ea"ger, a.
Defn: Too eager; too impatient.
— O`ver*ea"ger*ly, adv.
— O"ver*ea"ger*ness, n.
OVEREARNEST
O`ver*ear"nest, a.
Defn: Too earnest.
— O"ver*ear"nest*ly, adv.
— O"ver*ear"nest*ness, n.
OVEREAT
O`ver*eat", v. t. & i.
1. To gnaw all over, or on all sides. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To eat to excess; — often with a reflexive.
OVERELEGANT
O"ver*el"e*gant, a.
Defn: Too elegant. Johnson.
OVEREMPTY
O`ver*emp"ty, v. t.
Defn: To make too empty; to exhaust. [R.] Carew.
OVEREST
O"ver*est, a. [Superl. of Over.]
Defn: Uppermost; outermost.
Full threadbare was his overeste courtepy. Chaucer.
OVERESTIMATE
O`ver*es"ti*mate, v. t.
Defn: To estimate too highly; to overvalue.
OVERESTIMATE
O`ver*es"ti*mate, n.
Defn: An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.
OVEREXCITE
O`ver*ex*cite", v. t.
Defn: To excite too much.
OVEREXCITEMENT
O"ver*ex*cite"ment, n.
Defn: Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.
OVEREXERT
O`ver*ex*ert", v. t.
Defn: To exert too much.
OVEREXERTION
O"ver*ex*er"tion, n.
Defn: Excessive exertion.
OVEREXPOSE
O`ver*ex*pose", v. t.
Defn: To expose excessively; specif. (Photog.),
Defn: to subject (a plate or film) too long to the actinic action of the light used in producing a picture. — O`ver*ex*po"sure (#), n.
OVEREXQUISITE
O"ver*ex"qui*site, a.
Defn: Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.
OVEREYE
O`ver*eye", v. t.
1. To superintend; to oversee; to inspect. [Obs.]
2. To see; to observe. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERFALL
O"ver*fall`, n.
1. A cataract; a waterfall. [Obs.]
2. (Naut.)
Defn: A turbulent surface of water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.
OVERFATIGUE
O"ver*fa*tigue", n.
Defn: Excessive fatigue.
OVERFATIGUE
O`ver*fa*tigue", v. t.
Defn: To fatigue to excess; to tire out.
OVERFEED
O`ver*feed", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Overfed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overfeeding.]
Defn: To feed to excess; to surfeit.
OVERFIERCE
O"ver*fierce", a.
Defn: Excessively fierce.
OVERFILL o`ver*fill", v. t.
Defn: To fill to excess; to surcharge.
OVERFISH
O`ver*fish", v. t.
Defn: To fish to excess.
OVERFLOAT
O`ver*float", v. t.
Defn: To overflow. [R.] Dryden.
OVERFLOURISH
O`ver*flour"ish, v. t.
1. To make excessive display or flourish of. Collier.
2. To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERFLOW
O`ver*flow", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overflowed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overflowing.] Etym: [AS. oferfl. See Over, and Flow.]
1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm. The northern nations overflowed all Christendom. Spenser.
2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
OVERFLOW
O`ver*flow", v. i.
1. To run over the bounds.
2. To be superabundant; to abound. Rogers.
OVERFLOW
O"ver*flow`, n.
1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation. Bacon.
2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance. Shak.
3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid. Overflow meeting, a meeting constituted of the surplus or overflow of another audience.
OVERFLOWING
O`ver*flow"ing, n.
Defn: An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness. He was ready to bestow the overflowings of his full mind on anybody who would start a subject. Macaulay.
OVERFLOWINGLY
O`ver*flow"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In great abundance; exuberantly. Boyle.
OVERFLUSH
O`ver*flush", v. t.
Defn: To flush to excess. [R.]
OVERFLUTTER
O`ver*flut"ter, v. t.
Defn: To flutter over.
OVERFLUX
O"ver*flux`, n.
Defn: Overflow; exuberance. [R.]
OVERFLY
O`ver*fly", v. t. [imp. Overflew; p. p. Overflown; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overflying.]
Defn: To cross or pass over by flight. Byron.
OVERFOND
O"ver*fond"
Defn: , Milton.
— O"ver*fond"ly, adv.
— O"ver*fond"ness, n.
OVERFORCE
O"ver*force`, n.
Defn: Excessive force; violence.
OVERFORWARD
O"ver*for"ward, a.
Defn: Forward to excess; too forward.
— O"ver*for"ward*ness, n.
OVERFREE
O"ver*free", a.
Defn: Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar.
— O"ver*free"ly, adv.
OVERFREIGHT O`ver*freight", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overfreighted (Overfraught, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Overfreighting.]
Defn: To put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or too heavily; to overload.
OVERFREQUENT
O"ver*fre"quent, a.
Defn: Too frequent.
OVERFRIEZE
O`ver*frieze", v. t.
Defn: To cover with a frieze, or as with a frieze. E. Hall.
OVERFRONT
O`ver*front", v. t.
Defn: To confront; to oppose; to withstand. [Obs.] Milton.
OVERFRUITFUL
O"ver*fruit"ful, a.
Defn: Too fruitful.
OVERFULL
O"ver*full", a. Etym: [AS. oferfull.]
Defn: Too full; filled to overflowing; excessively full; surfeited.
Shak.
OVERFULLNESS
O"ver*full"ness, n.
Defn: The state of being excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow, distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit.
OVER-GARMENT
O"ver-gar`ment, n.
Defn: An outer garment.
OVERGARRISON
O`ver*gar"ri*son, v. t.
Defn: To garrison to excess.
OVERGAZE
O`ver*gaze", v. t.
Defn: To gaze; to overlook. [Poetic] "Earth's o'ergazing mountains."
Byron.
OVERGET
O`ver*get", v. t.
1. To reach; to overtake; to pass. [Obs.]
2. To get beyond; to get over or recover from. [R.]
OVERGILD
O`ver*gild", v. t. Etym: [AS. ofergyldan.]
Defn: To gild over; to varnish.
OVERGIRD
O`ver*gird", v. t.
Defn: To gird too closely. [R.]
OVERGIVE
O`ver*give", v. t.
Defn: To give over; to surrender; to yield. [Obs.] Spenser.
OVERGLAD
O"ver*glad", a.
Defn: Excessively or unduly glad.
OVERGLANCE
O`ver*glance", v. t.
Defn: To glance over.
OVERGLAZE O"ver*glaze`, a. (Ceramics) (a) Applied over the glaze; — said of enamel paintings, which sometimes are seen to project from the surface of the ware. (b) Suitable for applying upon the glaze; — said of vitrifiable colors used in ceramic decoration.
OVERGLIDE
O`ver*glide", v. t.
Defn: To glide over. Wyatt.
OVERGLOOM
O`ver*gloom", v. t.
Defn: To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow. [R.]
Overgloomed by memories of sorrow. De Quincey.
OVERGO
O`ver*go", v. t. [imp. Overwent; p. p. Overgone; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overgoing.] Etym: [AS. ofergan.]
1. To travel over. [R.] Shak.
2. To exceed; to surpass. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
3. To cover. [Obs.] Chapman.
4. To oppress; to weigh down. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERGORGE
O`ver*gorge", v. t.
Defn: To gorge to excess.
OVERGRACE
O`ver*grace", v. t.
Defn: To grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert. [R.] Beau. &
Fl.
OVERGRASSED
O"ver*grassed", a.
Defn: Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass. [Obs.]
Spenser.
OVERGREAT
O`ver*great", a.
Defn: Too great.
OVERGREATNESS
O"ver*great"ness, n.
Defn: Excessive greatness.
OVERGREEDY
O"ver*greed"y, a.
Defn: Excessively greedy.
OVERGROSS
O"ver*gross", a.
Defn: Too gross.
OVERGROUND
O"ver*ground", a.
Defn: Situated over or above ground; as, the overground portion of a plant.
OVERGROW
O`ver*grow", v. t. [imp. Overgrew; p. p. Overgrown; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overgrowing.]
1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank. The green . . . is rough and overgrown. Sir W. Scott.
2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress. [Obs.] Mortimer. "O'ergrown with labor." Beau. & Fl. [Usually in the past participle.]
OVERGROW
O`ver*grow", v. i.
Defn: To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as, a huge, overgrown ox. L'Estrange.
OVERGROWTH
O"ver*growth`, n.
Defn: Excessive growth.
OVERHALE
O`ver*hale", v. t.
Defn: See Overhaul. [Obs.]
OVERHALL
O`ver*hall", v. t.
Defn: See Overhaul. [Obs.]
OVERHAND
O"ver*hand`, n.
Defn: The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.
OVERHAND
O"ver*hand`, a.
1. (Sewing)
Defn: Over and over; — applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)
Defn: Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder. Overhand knot. See Illustration of Knot.
OVERHAND
O"ver*hand`, adv.
Defn: In an overhand manner or style.
OVERHANDLE
O`ver*han"dle, v. t.
Defn: To handle, or use, too much; to mention too often. Shak.
OVERHANG
O`ver*hang", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhung; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overhanging.]
1. To impend or hang over. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
2. To hang over; to jut or project over. Pope.
OVERHANG
O`ver*hang", v. i.
Defn: To jut over. Milton.
OVERHANG
O`ver*hang`, n. (Arch.)
1. In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.
2. Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
4. (Mach.)
Defn: The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e., its projection beyond its bearing.
OVERHAPPY
O"ver*hap"py, a.
Defn: Exceedingly happy. Shak.
OVERHARDEN
O`ver*hard"en, v. t.
Defn: To harden too much; to make too hard. Boyle.
OVERHARDY
O"ver*har"dy, a.
Defn: Too hardy; overbold.
OVERHASTE
O"ver*haste`, n.
Defn: Too great haste.
OVERHASTY
O"ver*has"ty, a.
Defn: Too hasty; precipitate; rash.
— O"ver*has"ti*ly, adv.
— O`ver*has"ti*ness, n.
OVERHAUL
O`ver*haul", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhauled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overhauling.]
1. To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: To gain upon in a chase; to overtake. To overhaul a tackle, to pull on the leading parts so as to separate the blocks. — To overhaul running rigging, to keep it clear, and see that no hitch occurs.
OVERHAUL; OVERHAULING
O"ver*haul`, O`ver*haul"ing, n.
Defn: A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.
OVERHEAD
O`ver*head", adv.
Defn: Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith. While overhead the moon Sits arbitress. Milton.
Note: Also used adjectively; as, an overhead crane, gear, etc.
Overhead engine, a vertical steam engine in which the cylinder stands
above the crank.
— Overhead work, a general term in manufactories for
countershafting and gearing, when overhead.
OVERHEAD CHARGES; OVERHEAD EXPENSES
O"ver*head" charges, expenses, etc. (Accounting)
Defn: Those general charges or expenses in any business which cannot be charged up as belonging exclusively to any particular part of the work or product, as where different kinds of goods are made, or where there are different departments in a business; — called also fixed, establishment, or (in a manufacturing business) administration, selling, and distribution, charges, etc.
OVERHEAR
O`ver*hear", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overheard; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overhearing.] Etym: [AS. oferhiéran.]
1. To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice. Shak.
2. To hear again. ShaK.
OVERHEAT
O`ver*heat", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Superheat.]
Defn: To heat to excess; to superheat. Cowper.
OVERHEAVY
O"ver*heav`y, a.
Defn: Excessively heavy.
OVERHELE
O`ver*hele", v. t. Etym: [AS. oferhelian.]
Defn: To hele or cover over. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
OVERHENT
O`ver*hent", v. t. Etym: [See Hent.]
Defn: To overtake. [Obs.]
So forth he went and soon them overhent. Spenser.
OVERHIGH
O"ver*high", a. Etym: [AS. oferheáh.]
Defn: Too high.
OVERHIGHLY
O"ver*high"ly, adv.
Defn: Too highly; too greatly.
OVERHIP
O`ver*hip", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhipped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overhipping.] Etym: [Over + a word akin to E. hop to skip.]
Defn: To pass over by, or as by a hop; to skip over; hence, to overpass. [Obs.] "When the time is overhipt." Holland.
OVERHOLD
O`ver*hold", v. t.
Defn: To hold or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate.
[Obs.] Shak.
OVERHUNG
O"ver*hung", a.
1. Covered over; ornamented with hangings. Carlyle.
2. Suspended from above or from the top. Overhung door, a sliding door, suspended door, suspended from the top, as upon rollers.
OVERINFLUENCE
O`ver*in"flu*ence, v. t.
Defn: To influence in an excessive degree; to have undue influence over.
OVERINFORM
O`ver*in*form", v. t.
Defn: To inform, fill, or animate, excessively. [R.] Johnson.
OVERISSUE
O"ver*is"sue, n.
Defn: An excessive issue; an issue, as of notes or bonds, exceeding the limit of capital, credit, or authority. An overissue of government paper. Brougham.
OVERISSUE
O`ver*is"sue, v. t.
Defn: To issue in excess.
OVERJEALOUS
O`ver*jeal"ous, a. Etym: [Over + jealous. Cf. Overzealous.]
Defn: Excessively jealous; too jealous.
OVERJOY
O`ver*joy", v. t.
Defn: To make excessively joyful; to gratify extremely.
OVERJOY
O"ver*joy`, n.
Defn: Excessive joy; transport.
OVERJUMP
O`ver*jump", v. t.
Defn: To jump over; hence, to omit; to ignore. Marston.
OVERKING
O"ver*king`, n.
Defn: A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes. J. R. Green.
OVERKNOWING
O"ver*know"ing, a.
Defn: Too knowing or too cunning.
OVERLABOR
O`ver*la"bor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overlabored; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overlaboring.]
1. To cause to labor excessively; to overwork. Dryden.
2. To labor upon excessively; to refine unduly.
OVERLADE
O`ver*lade", v. t. [imp. Overladed; p. p. Overladen; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overlading.] Etym: [Cf. Overload.]
Defn: To load with too great a cargo; to overburden; to overload.
Spenser.
OVERLAND
O"ver*land`, a.
Defn: Being, or accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as, an overland journey.
OVERLAND
O"ver*land`, adv.
Defn: By, upon, or across, land.
OVERLANDER
O"ver*land`er, n.
Defn: One who travels over lands or countries; one who travels overland.
OVERLANGUAGED
O"ver*lan"guaged, a.
Defn: Employing too many words; diffuse. Lowell.
OVERLAP
O`ver*lap", v. t. & i.
Defn: To lap over; to lap.
OVERLAP
O"ver*lap`, n.
1. The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions.
OVERLARGE
O"ver*large", a.
Defn: Too large; too great.
OVERLARGENESS
O"ver*large"ness, n.
Defn: Excess of size or bulk.
OVERLASH O`ver*lash", v. i. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. lash extravagant, lashing lavish.]
Defn: To drive on rashly; to go to excess; hence, to exaggerate; to boast. [Obs.] Barrow.
OVERLASHING
O`ver*lash"ing, n.
Defn: Excess; exaggeration. [Obs.]
OVERLATE
O"ver*late", a.
Defn: Too late; exceedingly late.
OVERLAVE
O`ver*lave", v. t.
Defn: To lave or bathe over.
OVERLAVISH
O"ver*lav"ish, a.
Defn: Lavish to excess.
OVERLAY
O`ver*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overlaid; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overlaying.]
1. To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon. When any country is overlaid by the multitude which live upon it. Sir W. Raleigh. As when a cloud his beams doth overlay. Spenser. Framed of cedar overlaid with gold. Milton. And overlay With this portentous bridge the dark abyss. Milton.
2. To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon.
This woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. 1
Kings iii. 19.
A heap of ashes that o'erlays your fire. Dryden.
3. (Printing)
Defn: To put an overlay on.
OVERLAY
O"ver*lay`, n.
1. A covering. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Printing)
Defn: A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
OVERLAYER
O"ver*lay"er, n.
Defn: One who overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.
OVERLAYING
O"ver*lay"ing, n.
Defn: A superficial covering; a coating.
OVERLEAD
O`ver*lead", v. t.
Defn: To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
OVERLEAP
O`ver*leap", v. t. Etym: [AS. oferhleápan. See Over, and Leap.]
Defn: To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore. "Let me o'erleap that custom." Shak.
OVERLEARNED
O"ver*learn"ed, a.
Defn: Too learned.
— O"ver*learn"ed, adv.
— O"ver*learn"ed*ness, n.
OVERLEATHER
O"ver*leath`er, n.
Defn: Upper leather. Shak.
OVERLEAVEN
O`ver*leav"en, v. t.
Defn: To leaven too much; hence, to change excessively; to spoil.
[Obs.]
OVERLIBERAL
O"ver*lib"er*al, a.
Defn: Too liberal.
OVERLIBERALLY
O"ver*lib"er*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In an overliberal manner.
OVERLICK
O`ver*lick", v. t.
Defn: To lick over.
OVERLIE
O`ver*lie", v. t. [imp. Overlay; p. p. Overlain; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overlying.]
Defn: To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant. Quain. A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her sleeping. Chaucer.
OVERLIGHT
O"ver*light`, n.
Defn: Too strong a light. Bacon.
OVERLIGHT
O"ver*light", a.
Defn: Too light or frivolous; giddy.
OVERLINESS
O"ver*li*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being overly; carelessness. [Obs.] Bp.
Hall.
OVERLINGER
O"ver*lin"ger, v. t.
Defn: To cause to linger; to detain too long. [Obs.] Fuller.
OVERLIP
O"ver*lip`, n. Etym: [AS. oferlibban.]
Defn: The upper lip. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OVERLIVE
O`ver*live", v. t.
Defn: To outlive. Sir P. Sidney. The culture of Northumbria overlived the term of its political supermacy. Earle.
OVERLIVE
O`ver*live", v. i.
Defn: To live too long, too luxuriously, or too actively. Milton.
"Overlived in this close London life." Mrs. Browning.
OVERLIVER
O"ver*liv"er, n.
Defn: A survivor. Bacon.
OVERLOAD
O`ver*load", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overloaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overloading.] Etym: [Cf. Overlade.]
Defn: To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.
OVERLOAD
O"ver*load`, n.
Defn: An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
OVERLOGICAL
O"ver*log"ic*al, a.
Defn: Excessively logical; adhering too closely to the forms or rules of logic.
OVERLONG
O"ver*long", a. & adv.
Defn: Too long. Shak.
OVERLOOK
O`ver*look", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overlooked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overlooking.]
1. To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill. "The pile o'erlooked the town." Dryden. [Titan] with burning eye did hotly overlook them. Shak.
2. Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
3. To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly. "Overlook this pedigree." Shak. The time and care that are required To overlook and file and polish well. Roscommon.
4. To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Shak. If you trouble me I will overlook you, and then your pigs will die. C. Kingsley.
5. To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse. The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. Acts xvii. 30 (Rev. Ver. ) They overlook truth in the judgments they pass. Atterbury. The pardoning and overlooking of faults. Addison.
OVERLOOKER
O"ver*look"er, n.
Defn: One who overlooks.
OVERLOOP
O"ver*loop`, n.
Defn: See Orlop. [Obs.]
OVERLORD
O"ver*lord`, n.
Defn: One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master. Freeman.
OVERLORDSHIP
O"ver*lord"ship, n.
Defn: Lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over others. J.
R. Green.
OVERLOUD
O"ver*loud", a.
Defn: Too loud; noisy.
OVERLOVE
O`ver*love", v. t.
Defn: To love to excess.
OVERLUSCIOUS
O"ver*lus"cious, a.
Defn: Excessively luscious.
OVERLUSTY
O"ver*lust"y, a.
Defn: Too lusty, or lively. Shak.
OVERLY
O"ver*ly, a.
1. Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough. [Archaic] Bp. Hall.
2. Excessive; too much. [R.] Coleridge.
OVERLY
O"ver*ly, adv.
Defn: In an overly manner. [Archaic]
OVERLYING
O`ver*ly"ing, a.
Defn: Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks.
OVERMAGNIFY
O`ver*mag"ni*fy, v. t.
Defn: To magnify too much. Bp. Hall.
OVERMALAPERT
O"ver*mal"a*pert, a.
Defn: Excessively malapert or impudent. [Obs.] Prynne.
OVERMAN
O"ver*man, n.; pl. -men.
1. One in authority over others; a chief; usually, an overseer or boss.
2. An arbiter.
3. In the philosophy of Nietzsche, a man of superior physique and powers capable of dominating others; one fitted to survive in an egoistic struggle for the mastery.
OVERMANNER
O"ver*man`ner, adv.
Defn: In an excessive manner; excessively. [Obs.] Wiclif.
OVERMARCH
O`ver*march", v. t. & i.
Defn: To march too far, or too much; to exhaust by marching. Baker.
OVERMAST
O`ver*mast", v. t. (Naut.)
Defn: To furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or masts.
OVERMASTER
O`ver*mas"ter, v. t.
Defn: To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.
OVERMATCH
O`ver*match", v. t.
1. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. Drayton.
2. To marry (one) to a superior. [Obs.] Burton.
OVERMATCH
O"ver*match`, n.
Defn: One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched. Milton. D. Webster.
OVERMEASURE
O`ver*meas"ure, v. t.
Defn: To measure or estimate too largely.
OVERMEASURE
O"ver*meas`ure, n.
Defn: Excessive measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure; surplus.
OVERMEDDLE
O`ver*med"dle, v. t.
Defn: To meddle unduly.
OVERMEDDLING
O`ver*med"dling, n.
Defn: Excessive interference. "Justly shent for their overmeddling."
Fuller.
OVERMELLOW
O"ver*mel"low, a.
Defn: Too mellow; overripe.
OVERMERIT
O"ver*mer"it, n.
Defn: Excessive merit. Bacon.
OVERMICKLE
O"ver*mic"kle, a. & adv.
Defn: Overmuch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
OVERMIX
O`ver*mix", v. t.
Defn: To mix with too much.
OVERMODEST
O"ver*mod"est, a.
Defn: Modest to excess; bashful.
— O"ver*mod"est*ly, adv.
OVERMOIST
O"ver*moist", a.
Defn: Excessively moist. Bacon.
OVERMOISTURE
O"ver*mois"ture, n.
Defn: Excess of moisture.
OVERMORE
O"ver*more", adv.
Defn: Beyond; moreover. [Obs.]
OVERMORROW
O"ver*mor"row, n.
Defn: The day after or following to-morrow. [Obs.] Bible (1551).
OVERMOST
O"ver*most`, a.
Defn: Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest. [Obs.]
Fabyan.
OVERMOUNT
O`ver*mount", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Surmount.]
Defn: To mount over; to go higher than; to rise above.
OVERMUCH
O"ver*much", a.
Defn: Too much.
— adv.
Defn: In too great a degree; too much.
— n.
Defn: An excess; a surplus.
OVERMUCHNESS
O`ver*much"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance. [R.]
B. Jonson.
OVERMULTIPLY
O`ver*mul"ti*ply, v. t. & i.
Defn: To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.
OVERMULTITUDE
O`ver*mul"ti*tude, v. t.
Defn: To outnumber. [Obs.]
OVERNAME
O`ver*name", v. t.
Defn: To name over or in a series; to recount. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERNEAT
O"ver*neat", a.
Defn: Excessively neat. Spectator.
OVERNICE
O"ver*nice", a.
Defn: Excessively nice; fastidious. Bp. Hall.
— O"ver*nice"ly, adv.
— O"ver*nice"ness, n.
OVERNIGHT
O"ver*night`, n.
Defn: The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening.
[R.] Shak.
OVERNIGHT
O"ver*night", adv.
Defn: In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last overnight. I had been telling her all that happened overnight. Dickens.
OVERNOISE
O`ver*noise", v. t.
Defn: To overpower by noise.
OVERNUMEROUS
O"ver*nu"mer*ous, a.
Defn: Excessively numerous; too many.
OVEROFFICE
O`ver*of"fice, v. t.
Defn: To domineer over by virtue of office. [Obs.] Shak.
OVEROFFICIOUS
O"ver*of*fi"cious, a.
Defn: Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious. Collier.
OVERPAINT
O`ver*paint", v. t.
Defn: To color or describe too strongly. Sir W. Raleigh.
OVERPAMPER
O`ver*pam"per, v. t.
Defn: To pamper excessively; to feed or dress too much. Dryton.
OVERPART
O`ver*part", v. t.
Defn: To give too important or difficult a part to. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
OVERPASS
O`ver*pass", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpassed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overpassing.] Etym: [Cf. Surpass.]
1. To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.
2. To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard. All the beauties of the East He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed. Milton.
3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] R. Browning.
OVERPASS
O`ver*pass", v. i.
Defn: To pass over, away, or off.
OVERPASSIONATE
O"ver*pas"sion*ate, a.
Defn: Passionate to excess.
— O"ver*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv.
OVERPATIENT
O"ver*pa"tient, a.
Defn: Patient to excess.
OVERPAY
O`ver*pay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpaid; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overpaying.]
Defn: To pay too much to; to reward too highly.
OVERPEER
O`ver*peer", v. t.
Defn: To peer over; to rise above.
OVERPEOPLE
O`ver*peo"ple, v. t.
Defn: To people too densely.
OVERPERCH
O`ver*perch", v. t.
Defn: To perch upon; to fly over. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERPERSUADE
O`ver*per*suade", v. t.
Defn: To persuade or influence against one's inclination or judgment.
Pope.
OVERPESTER
O`ver*pes"ter, v. t.
Defn: To pester exceedingly or excessively. Sir W. Raleigh.
OVERPICTURE
O`ver*pic"ture, v. t.
Defn: To surpass nature in the picture or representation of. [Obs.]
"O'erpicturing that Venus." Shak.
OVERPLEASE
O`ver*please", v. t.
Defn: To please excessively.
OVERPLUS
O"ver*plus, n. Etym: [Over + L. plus more. See Plus, and cf.
Surplus.]
Defn: That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus. Shak. "The overplus of a great fortune." Addison.
OVERPLY
O`ver*ply", v. t.
Defn: To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork.
Milton.
OVERPOISE
O`ver*poise", v. t.
Defn: To outweigh; to overbalance. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
OVERPOISE
O"ver*poise`, n.
Defn: Preponderant weight; a counterbalance. [R.] Mrs. Browning.
OVERPOLISH
O`ver*pol"ish, v. t.
Defn: To polish too much.
OVERPONDEROUS
O"ver*pon"der*ous, a.
Defn: Too heavy.
OVERPOST
O`ver*post", v. t.
Defn: To post over; to pass over swiftly, as by post. Shak.
OVERPOTENT
O"ver*po"tent, a.
Defn: Too potent or powerful.
OVERPOWER
O`ver*pow"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpowered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overpowering.]
Defn: To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. "And overpower'd that gallant few." Wordsworth.
Syn. — To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
OVERPOWER
O"ver*pow`er, n.
Defn: A dominating power. Bacon.
OVERPOWERING
O`ver*pow"er*ing, a.
Defn: Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible.
— O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly, adv.
OVERPRAISE
O`ver*praise", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Overprize, Superpraise.]
Defn: To praise excessively or unduly.
OVERPRAISING
O`ver*prais"ing, n.
Defn: The act of praising unduly; excessive praise. Milton.
OVERPRESS
O`ver*press", v. t.
1. To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm. Shak.
2. To overcome by importunity. Johnson.
OVERPRESSURE
O"ver*pres"sure, n.
Defn: Excessive pressure or urging. London Athenæum.
OVERPRIZE
O`ver*prize", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Overpraise.]
Defn: Toprize excessively; to overvalue. Sir H. Wotton.
OVERPRODUCTION
O"ver*pro*duc"tion, n.
Defn: Excessive production; supply beyond the demand. J. S. Mill.
OVERPROMPT
O"ver*prompt", a.
Defn: Too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate.
— O`ver*prompt"ness, n.
OVERPROOF
O"ver*proof", a.
Defn: Containing more alcohol than proof spirit; stronger than proof spirit; that is, containing more than 49.3 per cent by weight of alcohol.
OVERPROPORTION
O`ver*pro*por"tion, v. t.
Defn: To make of too great proportion.
OVERPROUD
O"ver*proud", a.
Defn: Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory."
Milton.
OVERPROVIDENT
O"ver*prov"i*dent, a.
Defn: Too provident.
OVERPROVOKE
O`ver*pro*voke", v. t.
Defn: To provoke excessively. Bp. Hall.
OVERQUELL
O`ver*quell", v. t.
Defn: To quell or subdue completely. [R.] Bp. Hall.
OVERQUIETNESS
O"ver*qui"et*ness, n.
Defn: Too much quietness. Sir. T. Browne.
OVERRAKE
O`ver*rake", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overraked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overraking.] (Naut.)
Defn: To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea.
OVERRANK
O"ver*rank", a.
Defn: Too rank or luxuriant.
OVERRATE
O`ver*rate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overrated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overrating.]
Defn: To rate or value too highly.
OVERRATE
O"ver*rate`, n.
Defn: An excessive rate. [R.] Massinger.
OVERREACH O`ver*reach", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overreached, (Overraught (, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Overreaching.]
1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.
2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat. Shak.
OVERREACH
O`ver*reach", v. i.
1. To reach too far; as: (a) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; — said of horses. (b) (Naut.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary. Shak.
2. To cheat by cunning or deception.
OVERREACH
O"ver*reach`, n.
Defn: The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; — said of horses.
OVERREACHER
O`ver*reach"er, n.
Defn: One who overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat.
OVERREAD
O`ver*read", v. t.
Defn: To read over, or peruse. Shak.
OVERREADY
O"ver*read"y, a.
Defn: Too ready.
— O"ver*read"*i*ly, adv.
— O"ver*read"i*ness, n.
OVERRECKON
O`ver*reck"on, v. t.
Defn: To reckon too highly.
OVERRED
O`ver*red", v. t.
Defn: To smear with red. [Obs.]
OVERREFINE
O`ver*re*fine", v. t.
Defn: To refine too much.
OVERREFINEMENT
O"ver*re*fine"ment, n.
Defn: Excessive refinement.
OVERRENT
O`ver*rent", v. t.
Defn: To rent for too much.
OVERRICH
O"ver*rich", a.
Defn: Exccessively rich.
OVERRIDE
O`ver*ride", v. t. [imp. Overrode; p. p. Overridden, Overrode,
Overrid (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overriding.] Etym: [AS. offeridan.]
1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down. The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his cart. Chaucer.
2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.
3. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.] I overrode him on the way. Shak.
4. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.
OVERRIGGED
O"ver*rigged", a.
Defn: Having too much rigging.
OVERRIGHTEOUS
O"ver*right"eous, a.
Defn: Excessively righteous; — usually implying hypocrisy.
OVERRIGID
O"ver*rig"id, a.
Defn: Too rigid; too severe.
OVERRIGOROUS
O"ver*rig"or*ous, a.
Defn: Too rigorous; harsh.
OVERRIPE
O"ver*ripe", a.
Defn: Matured to excess. Milton.
OVERRIPEN
O`ver*rip"en, v. t.
Defn: To make too ripe. Shak.
OVERROAST
O`ver*roast", v. t.
Defn: To roast too much. Shak.
OVERRULE
O`ver*rule", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overruled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overruling.]
1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
2. To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order. His passion and animosity overruled his conscience. Clarendon. These [difficulties] I had habitually overruled. F. W. Newman.
3. (Law)
Defn: To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
OVERRULE
O`ver*rule", v. i.
Defn: To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules. Shak.
OVERRULER
O`ver*rul"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, controls, governs, or determines. Sir
P. Sidney.
OVERRULING
O`ver*rul"ing, a.
Defn: Exerting controlling power; as, an overruling Providence.
— O`ver*rul"ing*ly, adv.
OVERRUN
O`ver*run", v. t. [imp. Overran; p. p. Overrun; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overrunning. ]
1. To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch grass. Those barbarous nations that overran the world. Spenser.
2. To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or pass in running. Ahimaaz run by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi. 2 Sam. xviii. 23.
3. To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; as, one line overruns another in length.
Note: In machinery, a sliding piece is said to overrun its bearing when its forward end goes beyond it.
4. To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon. None of them the feeble overran. Spenser.
5. (Print.) (a) To carry over, or back, as type, from one line or page into the next after, or next before. (b) To extend the contents of (a line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or page.
OVERRUN
O`ver*run", v. i.
1. To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess. Despised and trodden down of all that overran. Spenser.
2. (Print.)
Defn: To extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, overruns.
OVERRUNNER
O`ver*run"ner, n.
Defn: One that overruns. Lovelace.
OVERSATURATE
O`ver*sat"u*rate, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Supersaturate.]
Defn: To saturate to excess.
OVERSAY
O`ver*say", v. t.
Defn: To say over; to repeat. Ford.
OVERSCENTED
O`ver*scent"ed, a.
1. Scented excessively.
2. Covered or concealed by a different odor. Fuller.
OVERSCRUPULOSITY
O`ver*scru`pu*los"i*ty, n.
Defn: Overscrupulousness.
OVERSCRUPULOUS
O`ver*scru"pu*lous, a.
Defn: Scrupulous to excess.
OVERSCRUPULOUSNESS
O`ver*scru"pu*lous*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being overscrupulous; excess of scrupulousness.
OVERSEA
O"ver*sea", a.
Defn: Beyond the sea; foreign.
OVERSEA; OVERSEAS
O"ver*sea", O"ver*seas", adv.
Defn: Over the sea; abroad. Milton. Tennyson.
OVERSEARCH
O`ver*search", v. t.
Defn: To search all over.
OVERSEASON
O`ver*sea"son, v. t.
Defn: To season too highly.
OVERSEE
O`ver*see", v. t. [imp. Oversaw; p. p. Overseen; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overseeing.] Etym: [AS. oferséon to survey, to despise. See Over, and
See.]
1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.
2. To omit or neglect seeing. Spenser.
OVERSEE
O`ver*see", v. i.
Defn: To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived. [Obs.]
The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee. Fuller.
Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me fit to
correct your Latin. Walpole.
OVERSEER
O`ver*seer", n.
Defn: One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways.
OVERSEERSHIP
O`ver*seer"ship, n.
Defn: The office of an overseer.
OVERSELL
O`ver*sell`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oversold; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overselling. ]
1. To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price. One whose beauty Would oversell all Italy. Beau. & Fl.
2. To sell beyond means of delivery. [Brokers'Cant] Oversold market (Brokers' Cant), a market in which stocks or commodities have been sold "short" to such an extent that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery.
OVERSET O`ver*set", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overset; p. pr. & vb. n. Oversetting. ]
1. To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building. Dryden.
2. To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot. Addison.
3. To fill too full. [Obs.] Howell.
OVERSET
O`ver*set", v. i.
Defn: To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. Mortimer.
OVERSET
O"ver*set`, n.
1. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage.
2. An excess; superfluity. [Obs.] "This overset of wealth and pomp. " Bp. Burnel.
OVERSHADE O`ver*shade`, v. t. Etym: [AS. ofersceadwian. See Over, and Shade, and cf. Overshadow.]
Defn: To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow.
Shak.
OVERSHADOW
O`ver*shad"ow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshadowed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overshadowing. ] Etym: [Cf. Overshade. ]
1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. There was a cloud that overshadowed them. Mark ix. 7.
2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence. Milton.
OVERSHADOWER
O"ver*shad"ow*er, n.
Defn: One that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything. Bacon.
OVERSHADOWY
O"ver*shad"ow*y, a.
Defn: Overshadowing. [R.]
OVERSHAKE
O`ver*shake", v. t.
Defn: To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
OVERSHINE
O`ver*shine", v. t.
1. To shine over or upon; to illumine. Shak.
2. To excel in shining; to outshine. Shak.
OVERSHOE
O"ver*shoe`, n.
Defn: A shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., an India-rubber shoe; a galoche.
OVERSHOOT
O`ver*shoot", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshot; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overshooting.]
1. To shoot over or beyond. "Not to overshoot his game." South.
2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. Hartle.
3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. Cowper. To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much.
OVERSHOOT
O`ver*shoot", v. i.
Defn: To fly beyond the mark. Collier.
OVERSHOT
O"ver*shot`, a.
Defn: From Overshoot, v. t. Overshot wheel, a vertical water wheel, the circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its we'ght.
OVERSIGHT
O"ver*sight`, n.
1. Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.
2. An overlooking; an omission; an error. Hooker.
3. Escape from an overlooked peril. [R.] "His fool-happy oversight." Spenser.
Syn. — Superintendence; supervision; inspection; overlooking; inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error; omission.
OVERSIZE
O`ver*size", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in size.
OVERSIZE
O`ver*size", v. t.
Defn: To cover with viscid matter. [R.]
O'ersized with coagulate gore. Shak.
OVERSKIP
O`ver*skip", v. t.
Defn: To skip or leap over; to treat with indifference. Shak.
OVERSKIRT
O"ver*skirt`, n.
Defn: An upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped.
OVERSLAUGH
O"ver*slaugh`, n. Etym: [D. overslag.]
Defn: A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the Hudson River.
[Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
OVERSLAUGH
O`ver*slaugh", v. t. Etym: [D. overslaan.]
Defn: To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as, to overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to overslaugh a military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or employment. [Local Cant, U. S.]
OVERSLEEP
O`ver*sleep", v. t.
Defn: To sleep beyond; as, to oversleep one's self or one's usual hour of rising.
OVERSLEEP
O`ver*sleep", v. i.
Defn: To sleep too long.
OVERSLIDE
O`ver*slide", v. t.
Defn: To slide over or by.
OVERSLIP
O`ver*slip", v. t.
Defn: To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity.
OVERSLOP
O"ver*slop`, n. Etym: [AS. oferslop.]
Defn: An outer garment, or slop. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OVERSLOW
O`ver*slow", v. t.
Defn: To render slow; to check; to curb. [Obs.] Hammond.
OVERSLOW
O"ver*slow", a.
Defn: Too slow.
OVERSMAN
O"vers*man, n.; pl. Oversmen (.
1. An overseer; a superintendent.
2. (Scots Law)
Defn: An umpire; a third arbiter, appointed when two arbiters, previously selected, disagree.
OVERSNOW
O`ver*snow", v. t.
Defn: To cover with snow, or as with snow. [Poetic] Shak. Dryden.
OVERSOON
O"ver*soon", adv.
Defn: Too soon. Sir P. Sidney.
OVERSORROW
O`ver*sor"row, v. t.
Defn: To grieve or afflict to excess. [Obs.] Milton.
OVERSOUL
O"ver*soul`, n.
Defn: The all-containing soul. [R.] That unity, that oversout, within which every man's particular being is contained and made one with all other. Emerson.
OVERSOW
O`ver*sow", v. t. Etym: [AS. ofersawan.]
Defn: To sow where something has already been sown. [R.]
His enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat. Matt. x
OVERSPAN
O`ver*span", v. t.
Defn: To reach or extend over.
OVERSPEAK
O`ver*speak", v. t. & i. Etym: [AS. ofersprecan.]
Defn: To exceed in speaking; to speak too much; to use too many words.
OVERSPIN
O`ver*spin", v. t.
Defn: To spin out to too great length; to protract unduly. W.
Cartwright.
OVERSPREAD
O`ver*spread", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overspread; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overspreading.] Etym: [AS. oferspr.]
Defn: To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth.
Chaucer.
Those nations of the North Which overspread the world. Drayton.
OVERSPREAD
O`ver*spread", v. i.
Defn: To be spread or scattered over.
OVERSPRING
O`ver*spring", v. t.
Defn: To spring or leap over.
OVERSTAND
O`ver*stand", v. t.
Defn: To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions. [Obs.] What madman would o'erstand his market twice Dryden.
OVERSTARE
O`ver*stare", v. t.
Defn: To outstare. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERSTARE
O`ver*stare", v. i.
Defn: To stare wildly. [Obs.] Ascham.
OVERSTATE
O`ver*state", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overstating.]
Defn: To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. Fuller.
OVERSTATEMENT
O"ver*state"ment, n.
Defn: An exaggerated statement or account.
OVERSTAY O`ver*stay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstayed or Overstaid (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstaying.]
Defn: To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time. Bp. Hall.
OVERSTEP
O`ver*step", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstepped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overstepping.] Etym: [AS. ofersteppan.]
Defn: To step over or beyond; to transgress. Shak.
OVERSTOCK
O"ver*stock`, n.
Defn: Stock in excess. Tatler.
OVERSTOCK
O`ver*stock", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstocked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overstocking.]
Defn: To fill too full; to supply in excess; as, to overstock a market with goods, or a farm with cattle.
OVERSTORE
O`ver*store", v. t.
Defn: To overstock. Sir. M. Hale.
OVER-STORY
O`ver-sto`ry, n. (Arch.)
Defn: The clearstory, or upper story, of a building.
OVERSTRAIN
O`ver*strain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Overstrained; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overstraining.]
Defn: To strain one's self to excess. Dryden.
OVERSTRAIN
O`ver*strain", v. t.
Defn: To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves.
Ayliffe.
OVERSTRAITLY
O`ver*strait"ly, adv.
Defn: Too straitly or strictly. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
OVERSTRAW
O`ver*straw", v. t.
Defn: To overstrew. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERSTREW
O`ver*strew", v. t.
Defn: To strew or scatter over.
OVERSTRICT
O"ver*strict", a.
Defn: Excessively strict.
OVERSTRIDE
O`ver*stride", v. t.
Defn: To stride over or beyond.
OVERSTRIKE
O`ver*strike", v. t.
Defn: To strike beyond. [Obs.]
OVERSTROW
O`ver*strow", v. t.
Defn: See Overstrew.
OVERSTUDIOUS
O"ver*stu"di*ous, a.
Defn: Too studious.
OVERSUBTILE
O"ver*sub"tile, a.
Defn: Excessively subtile.
OVERSUM
O"ver*sum`, n.
Defn: A sum or quantity over; surplus. [Obs.] Holinshed.
OVERSUPPLY
O`ver*sup*ply", v. t.
Defn: To supply in excess.
OVERSUPPLY
O"ver*sup*ply`, n.
Defn: An excessive supply.
A general oversupply or excess of all commodities. J. S. Mill.
OVERSURE
O"ver*sure", a.
Defn: Excessively sure.
OVERSWAY
O`ver*sway", v. t.
Defn: To bear sway over.
OVERSWELL
O`ver*swell", v. t. & i.
Defn: To swell or rise above; to overflow. [R.] Shak.
OVERT O"vert, a. Etym: [OF. overt, F. ouvert, p. p. of OF. ovrir, F. ouvrir, to open, of uncertain origin; cf. It. aprire, OIt. also oprire, L. aperire to open, operire to cover, deoperire to uncover. Perch. from L. aperire influenced by F. couvrir to cover. Cf. Aperient, Cover.]
1. Open to view; public; apparent; manifest. Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praise. Bacon.
2. (Law)
Defn: Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of
treason. Macaulay.
No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of
two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Constitution of the U. S.
Note: In criminal law, an overt act is an open done in pursuance and manifestation of a criminal design; the mere design or intent not being punishable without such act. In English law, market overt is an open market; a pound overt is an open, uncovered pound.
OVERTAKE
O`ver*take", v. t. [imp. Overtook; p. p. Overtaken; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overtaking.]
1. To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to
catch up with.
Follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say . . .
Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good. Gen. xliv. 4.
He had him overtaken in his flight. Spenser.
2. To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to
overcome.
If a man be overtaken in a fault. Gal. vi. 1
I shall see The winged vengeance overtake such children. Shak.
3. Hence, figuratively, in the past participle (overtaken), drunken. [Obs.] Holland.
OVERTALK
O`ver*talk", v. i.
Defn: To talk to excess. Milton.
OVERTASK
O`ver*task", v. t.
Defn: To task too heavily.
OVERTAX
O`ver*tax", v. t.
Defn: To tax or to task too heavily.
OVERTEDIOUS
O`ver*te"di*ous, a.
Defn: Too tedious.
OVERTEMPT
O`ver*tempt", v. t.
Defn: To tempt exceedingly, or beyond the power of resistance.
Milton.
OVERTHROW O`ver*throw", v. t. [imp. Overthrew; p. p. Overthrown; p. pr. & vb. n. Overthrowing.]
1. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down. His wife overthrew the table. Jer. Taylor.
2. To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin
of; to destroy.
When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. Dryden.
[Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion. Shak.
Syn. — To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin; subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish; beat; rout.
OVERTHROW
O"ver*throw`, n.
1. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin. Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. Spenser.
2. (a) (Baseball) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head. (b) (Cricket) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that striker makes an additional run.
OVERTHWART
O"ver*thwart", a.
1. Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite. "Our overthwart neighbors." Dryden.
2. Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing. "Overthwart humor." Clarendon.
OVERTHWART
O"ver*thwart", adv.
Defn: Across; crosswise; transversely. "Y'clenched overthwart and endelong." Chaucer.
OVERTHWART
O"ver*thwart", prep.
Defn: Across; from alde to side of. "Huge trees overthwart one another." Milton.
OVERTHWART
O"ver*thwart`, n.
Defn: That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
[Obs.] Surrey.
OVERTHWART , v. t.
Defn: To cross; to oppose. [Obs.]
OVERTHWARTLY
O`ver*thwart"ly, adv.
Defn: In an overthwart manner;across; also, perversely. [Obs.]
Peacham.
OVERTHWARTNESS
O"ver*thwart"ness, n.
Defn: The state of being overthwart; perverseness. [Obs.] Lord
Herbert.
OVERTILT
O`ver*tilt", v. t.
Defn: To tilt over; to overturn.
OVERTIME
O"ver*time`, n.
Defn: Time beyond, or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working time.
OVERTIRE
O`ver*tire", v. t.
Defn: To tire to excess; to exhaust.
OVERTIRE
O`ver*tire", v. t.
Defn: To become too tired. Br. Hall.
OVERTITLE
O`ver*ti"tle, v. t.
Defn: To give too high a title to.
OVERTLY
O"vert*ly, adv.
Defn: Publicly; openly.
OVERTOIL
O`ver*toil", v. t.
Defn: To overwork.
OVERTOIL
O`ver*toil", v. t.
Defn: To weary excessively; to exhaust. Then dozed a while herself, but overtoiled By that day's grief and travel. Tennyson.
OVERTONE
O"ver*tone`, n. Etym: [A translation of G. oberton. See Over,Tone.]
(Mus.)
Defn: One of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or column of air which yields the fundamental tone; one of the natural harmonic scale of tones, as the octave, twelfth, fifteenth, etc.; an aliquot or "partial" tone; a harmonic. See Harmonic, and Tone. Tyndall.
OVERTOP
O`ver*top", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overtopped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overtopping.]
1. To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above. "To old Pelion." Shak.
2. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress. If kings presume to overtop the law by which they reign, . . . they are by law to be reduced into order. Milton.
3. To make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure. Becon.
OVERTOWER
O`ver*tow"er, v. t.
Defn: To tower over or above.
OVERTOWER
O`ver*tow"er, v. i.
Defn: To soar too high. [R.] Fuller.
OVERTRADE
O`ver*trade", v. i.
Defn: To trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods beyond the means of paying for or seleng them; to overstock the market.
OVERTRADING
O`ver*trad"ing, n.
Defn: The act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment; a glutting of the market.
OVERTREAD
O`ver*tread", v. t. Etym: [AS. oferiredan.]
Defn: To tread over or upon.
OVERTRIP
O`ver*trip", v. t.
Defn: To trip over nimbly.
OVERTROUBLED
O`ver*trou"bled, a.
Defn: Excessively troubled.
OVERTROW
O`ver*trow", v. i.
Defn: To be too trustful or confident; to trust too much. [Obs.]
Wyclif
OVERTRUST
O"ver*trust`, n.
Defn: Excessive confidence.
OVERTRUST
O`ver*trust", v. t. & i.
Defn: To trust too much. Bp. Hall.
OVERTURE O"ver*ture, Etym: [OF. overture, F. ouverture, fr. OF. ovrir, F. ouvrir. See Overt.]
1. An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber. [Obs.] Spenser. "The cave's inmost overture." Chapman.
2. Disclosure; discovery; revelation. [Obs.] It was he That made the overture of thy treasons to us. Shak.
3. A proposal; an offer; a proposition formally submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection. "The great overture of the gospel." Barrow.
4. (Mus.)
Defn: A composition, for a full orchestra, designed as an introduction to an oratorio, opera, or ballet, or as an independent piece; — called in the latter case a concert overture.
OVERTURE
O"ver*ture, v. t.
Defn: To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.
OVERTURN
O`ver*turn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overturned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overturning.]
1. To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.
2. To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
3. To overpower; to conquer. Milton.
Syn.
— To demolish; overthrow. See Demolish.
OVERTURN
O"ver*turn`, n.
Defn: The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.
OVERTURNABLE
O`ver*turn"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being, or liable to be, overturned or subverted.
OVERTURNER
O`ver*turn"er, n.
Defn: One who overturns. South.
OVERVAIL
O`ver*vail", v. t.
Defn: See Overveil.
OVERVALUATION
O"ver*val`u*a"tion, n.
Defn: Excessive valuation; overestimate.
OVERVALUE
O`ver*val"ue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overvalued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overvaluing.]
1. To value excessively; to rate at too high a price. "To overvalue human power." Holyday.
2. To exceed in value. [R.] H. Brooke.
OVERVEIL
O`ver*veil", v. t.
Defn: To veil or cover. Shak.
OVERVIEW
O"ver*view`, n. Etym: [Cf. Survey.]
Defn: An inspection or overlooking. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERVOTE
O`ver*vote", v. t.
Defn: To outvote; to outnumber in votes given. [R.] Eikon Basilike.
OVERWALK
O`ver*walk", v. t.
Defn: To walk over or upon.
OVERWAR
O`ver*war", v. t.
Defn: To defeat. [Obs.] Warner.
OVERWARY
O"ver*wa"ry, a.
Defn: Too wary; too cautious.
OVERWASH
O`ver*wash", v. t.
Defn: To overflow. Holinshed.
OVERWASTED
O`ver*wast"ed, a.
Defn: Wasted or worn out; [Obs.] Drayton.
OVERWATCH
O"ver*watch", v. t.
1. To watch too much.
2. To weary or exhaust by watching. Dryden.
OVERWAX
O`ver*wax", v. i.
Defn: To wax or grow too rapindly or too much. [Obs.] R. of
Gloucester.
OVERWEAK
O"ver*weak", a.
Defn: Too weak; too feeble.
OVERWEAR
O`ver*wear", v. t.
Defn: To wear too much; to wear out. Drayton.
OVERWEARY
O"ver*wea"ry v. t.
Defn: To weary too much; to tire out. Dryden.
OVERWEATHER
O`ver*weath"er, v. t.
Defn: To expose too long to the influence of the weather. [Obs.]
Shak.
OVERWEEN
O`ver*ween", v. t. Etym: [AS. oferw. See Over, and Ween.]
Defn: To think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to presume. They that overween, And at thy growing virtues fret their spleen. Milton.
OVERWEENER
O`ver*ween"er, n.
Defn: One who overweens. [R.]
The conceits of warmed or overweening brain. Locke.
OVERWEENING
O`ver*ween"ing, a.
Defn: Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.
— O`ver*ween"ingly, adv. Milton.
— O`ver*ween"ing*ness, n.
Here's an overweening rogue. Shak.
OVERWEENING
O`ver*ween"ing, n.
Defn: Conceit; arrogance. Milton.
OVERWEIGH
O`ver*weigh", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down. Drayton.
Hooker.
OVERWEIGHT
O"ver*weight`, n.
1. Weight over and above what is required by law or custom.
2. Superabundance of weight; preponderance.
OVERWEIGHT
O"ver*weight", a.
Defn: Overweighing; excessive. [Obs.] "Of no overweight worth."
Fuller.
OVERWELL
O`ver*well", v. t.
Defn: To overflow. R. D. Blackmore.
OVERWET
O"ver*wet, n.
Defn: Excessive wetness. [Obs.]
Another ill accident is, overwet at sowing time. Bacon.
OVERWHELM
O`ver*whelm", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overwhelmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overwhelming.]
1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly. The sea overwhelmed their enemies. Ps. lxxviii. 53. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. Ps. lv. 5. Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them. Shak. Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen, All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. Milton.
2. To project or impend over threateningly. His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight. Shak.
3. To cause to surround, to cover. Papin.
OVERWHELM
O"ver*whelm`
Defn: , n. The act of overwhelming. [R.]
OVERWHELMING
O`ver*whelm"ing, a.
Defn: Overpowering; irresistible.
— O`ver*whelm"ing*ly, adv.
OVERWIND
O`ver*wind", v. t.
Defn: To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum.
OVERWING
O`ver*wing", v. t.
Defn: To outflank. [Obs.] Milton.
OVERWISE
O"ver*wise", a.
Defn: Too wise; affectedly wise.
— O`ver*wise"ly, adv.
— O`ver*wise"ness, n.
OVERWIT
O`ver*wit", v. t.
Defn: To outwit. Swift.
OVERWORD
O`ver*word", v. t.
Defn: To say in too many words; to express verbosely. Hales.
OVERWORK O`ver*work", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overworked or Overwrought (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overworking.]
1. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.
2. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor. My days with toil are overwrought. Longfellow.
3. To decorate all over.
OVERWORK
O`ver*work", v. t.
Defn: To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
OVERWORK
O"ver*work`, n.
Defn: Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
OVERWORN
O`ver*worn", p. p. & a. from Overwear, v. t.
Defn: Worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite.
OVERWREST
O`ver*wrest", v. t.
Defn: To wrest or force from the natural or proper position. Shak.
OVERWRESTLE
O`ver*wres"tle, v. t.
Defn: To subdue by wrestling. [Obs.] Spenser.
OVERWROUGHT
O`ver*wrought, p. p. & a. from Overwork.
Defn: Wrought upon excessively; overworked; overexcited.
OVERZEAL
O"ver*zeal, n.
Defn: Excess of zeal. Fairfax.
OVERZEALOUS
O"ver*zeal"ous, a.
Defn: Too zealous.
OVICAPSULE
O`vi*cap"sule, n. Etym: [Ovum + capsule.]
1. (Anat)
Defn: The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Oötheca.
OVICELL
O"vi*cell`, n. Etym: [Ovum + cell.] (Zoöl)
Defn: One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undegro the first stages of their development. See Illust. of Chilostoma.
OVICULAR
O*vic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. ovum an egg.] (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to an egg.
OVICYST
O"vi*cyst, n. Etym: [Ovum + cyst.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The pouch in which incubation takes place in some Tunicata.
OVIDIAN
O*vid"i*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Latin poet Ovid; resembling the style of Ovid.
OVIDUCAL
O`vi*du"cal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to oviducts; as, oviducal glands.
OVIDUCT
O"vi*duct, n. Etym: [Ovum + duct: cf. F. oviducte.] (Anat.)
Defn: A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the exterior of the animal or to the part where further development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also called Fallopian tubes.
OVIFEROUS
O*vif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Ovum + -ferous: cf. F. ovifère.] (Biol.)
Defn: Egg-bearing; — applied particularly to certain receptacles, as in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched.
OVIFORM
O"vi*form, a. Etym: [Ovum + -form: cf. F. oviforme.] (Biol.)
Defn: Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an oviform leaf.
OVIGERONS
O*vig"er*ons, a. Etym: [Ovum + -gerous: cf. F. ovigere.] (Biol.)
Defn: Bearing eggs; oviferous.
OVILE
O"vile, a.
Defn: See Ovine.
OVINE
O"vine, a. Etym: [L. ovinus, fr. ovis sheep: cf. F. ovine.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.
OVIPARA
O*vip"a*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Oviparous.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An artifical division of vertebrates, including those that lay eggs; -opposed to Vivipara.
OVIPARITY
O`vi*par"i*ty, n. Etym: [See Oviparous.] (Biol.)
Defn: Generatuon by means of ova. See Generation.
OVIPAROUS O*vip"a*rous, a. Etym: [L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to bring forth: cf. F. ovipare.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Producing young from rggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; — opposed to viviparous.
OVIPOSIT
O`vi*pos"it, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oviposited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ovipositing.] Etym: [See Ovum, and Posit.]
Defn: To lay or deposit eggs; — said esp. of insects.
OVIPOSIT
O`vi*pos"it, v. t.
Defn: To deposit or lay (an egg).
OVIPOSITING; OVIPOSITION
O`vi*pos"it*ing, O`vi*po*si"tion, n.
Defn: The depositing of eggs, esp. by insects.
OVIPOSITOR O`vi*pos"i*tor, n. Etym: [L. ovum an egg + positor a placer, fr. ponere to place.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The organ with which many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. Some ichneumon files have a long ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs or larvæ of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same.
OVISAC O"vi*sac, n. Etym: [Ovum + sac.] (Anat) (a) A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova. (b) The inner layer of the fibrous wall of a Graafian follicle.
OVISM
O"vism, n. [Ovum + -ism.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The old theory that the egg contains the whole embryo of the future organism and the germs of all subsequent offsprings and is merely awakened to activity by the spermatozoön; — opposed to spermism or animalculism.
OVIST
O"vist, n. (Biol.)
Defn: Same as Ovulist.
OVOCOCCUS
O`vo*coc"cus, n.; pl. Ovococci. Etym: [Ovum + Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: A germinal vesicle.
OVOID; OVOIDAL
O"void, O*void"al, a. Etym: [Ovum + -oid: cf. F. ovoïde.]
Defn: Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; as, an ovoidal apple.
OVOID
O"void, n.
Defn: A solid resembling an egg in shape.
OVOLO
O"vo*lo, n. Etym: [It. ovolo, uovolo, fr. L. ovum an egg. Cf. Ovule.]
(Arch.)
Defn: A round, convex molding. See Illust. of Column.
Note: In Roman work it is usually a quarter circle in section; in Greek work it is flatter, and is equivalent to the echinus; that is, it has in section the elastic curve of the shell of the sea urchin. In mediæval architecture it is not distinguishable from the multitude of convex moldings, of all sections, which are used.
OVOLOGY
O*vol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Ovum + -logy. Cf. F. ovologie.]
Defn: That branch of natural history which treats of the origin and functions of eggs.
OVOPLASMA
O`vo*plas"ma, n. Etym: [Ovum + plasma.] (Boil.)
Defn: Yolk; egg yolk. Haeckel.
OVOTESTTIS
O`vo*test"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Ovum, and Testis.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An organ which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an hermaphrodite gland.
OVOVIVIPAROUS
O*vo*vi*vip"a*rous, a. Etym: [Ovum + viviparous: cf. F. ovovivipare.]
(Biol.)
Defn: Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles.
OVULAR
O"vu*lar, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Relating or belonging to an ovule; as, an ovular growth.
OVULARY
O"vu*la*ry, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Pertaining to ovules.
OVULATE
O"vu*late, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Containing an ovule or ovules.
OVULATION
O`vu*la"tion, n. (Phisiol.)
Defn: The formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge of the same. In the mammalian female the discharge occurs during menstruation.
OVULE O"vule, n. Etym: [Dim. of L. ovum an egg: cf. F. ovule. Cf. Ovolo, Ovulum.] (Biol.) (a) The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their minute orifice is the foramen. (b) An ovum.
OVULIFEROUS
O`vu*lif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Ovule + -ferous.] (biol.)
Defn: Producing ovules.
OVULIST
O"vu*list n. (Biol.)
Defn: A believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. Also called ovist.
OVULITE
O"vu*lite, n. Etym: [Ovum + -lite.]
Defn: A fossil egg.
OVULUM
O"vu*lum, n.; pl. Ovula. Etym: [NL. See Ovule.] (Biol.)
Defn: An ovule.
OVUM
O"vum, n.; pl. L. Ova, E. Ovums. Etym: [L., an egg. See Oval.]
1. (Biol.)
Defn: A more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. See Illust. of Mycropyle.
Note: The ovum is a typical cell, with a cell wall, cell substance, nucleus, and nucleolus. In man and the higher animals the cell wall, a vertically striated membrane, is called the zona pellucida; the cell contents, the vitellus; the nucleus, the germinal vesicle; and the nucleolus, the germinal spot. The diameter of the ripe ovum in man and the domestic animals varies between 1-200 and 1-120 of an inch.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved. Gwilt.
OWCH
Owch, n.
Defn: See Ouch. [Obs.] Speser.
OWE Owe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Owed, (Ought ( obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Owing.] Etym: [OE. owen, awen,aghen, to have, own, have (to do), hence, owe, AS. agan to have; akin to G. eigen, a., own, Icel. eiga to have, Dan. eie, Sw. äga, Goth. áigan, Skr. Ought, v., 2d Own, Fraught.]
1. To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own. [Obs.] Thou dost here usurp The name thou ow'st not. Shak.
2. To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victoty to his lieutenants. Milton. O deem thy fall not owed to man's decree. Pope.
3. Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate. The one ought five hundred pence, and the other fifty. Bible (1551). A son owes help and honor to his father. Holyday.
Note: Owe was sometimes followed by an objective clause introduced by the infinitive. "Ye owen to incline and bow your heart." Chaucer.
4. To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to iwe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.
OWEL
Ow"el, a. Etym: [OF. oel, owel, iwel,ivel, F. égal, fr. L. aequalis.]
(Law)
Defn: Equal. [Obs.] Burrill.
OWELTY
Ow"el*ty, n. Etym: [OF. oelté, ivelté.] (Law)
Defn: Equality; — sometimes written ovelty and ovealty. Burrill.
OWEN
Ow"en, a.Etym: [See Own.]
Defn: Own. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OWENITE
Ow"en*ite, n.
Defn: A follower of Robert Owen, who tried to reorganize society on a socialistic basis, and established an industrial community on the Clyde, Scotland, and, later, a similar one in Indiana.
OWHER
O"wher, adv. Etym: [AS. ahwær.]
Defn: Anywhere. [Obs.] "If he found owher a good fellow." Chaucer.
OWING
Ow`ing, P. p. & a. Etym: [Used in a passive sense for owed (AS. agen.
See Own).]
1. Had or held under obligation of paying; due. There is more owing her than is paid. Shak.
2. Had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; — with to; as, misfortunes are often owing to vices; his failure was owing to speculations.
OWL Owl, n. Etym: [AS. ; akin to D. uil, OHG. , G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any cpecies of raptorial birds of the family Strigidæ. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits.
Note: Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The species are numerous. See Barn owl, Burrowing owl, Eared owl, Hawk owl, Horned owl, Screech owl, Snowy owl, under BarnBurrowing, etc.
Note: In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a bird of ill omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it the emblem of wisdom, and sacred to Minerva, — and indeed its large head and solemn eyes give it an air of wisdom. Am. Cyc.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A variety of the domestic pigeon. Owl monkey (Zoöl.), any one of several species of South American nocturnal monkeys of the genus Nyctipithecus. They have very large eyes. Called also durukuli. — Owl moth ( (Zoöl.), a very large moth (Erebus strix). The expanse of its wings is over ten inches. — Owl parrot (Zoöl.), the kakapo. — Sea owl (Zoöl.), the lumpfish. — Owl train, a cant name for certain railway trains whose run is in the nighttime.
OWL
Owl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Owled; p. pr. & vb. n. Owling.]
1. To pry about; to prowl. [Prov. Eng.]
2. To carry wool or sheep out of England. [Obs.]
Note: This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by night.
3. Hence, to carry on any contraband trade. [Eng.]
OWLER
Owl"er, n. Etym: [From Owl, v. i.]
Defn: One who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. See
Owling, n. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] T. Brown.
OWLERY
Owl"er*y, n.; pl. Owleries (.
Defn: An abode or a haunt of owls.
OWLET
Owl"et, n. Etym: [Dim. of owl. Cf. Howlet.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small owl; especially, the European species (Athene noctua), and the California flammulated owlet (Megascops flammeolus). Owlet moth (Zoöl.), any noctuid moth.
OWL-EYED
Owl"-eyed`, a.
Defn: Having eyes like an owl's.
OWLING
Owl"ing, n. Etym: [From Owl, v. i.] (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute formerly existing. Blackstone.
OWLISH
Owl"ish, a.
Defn: Resembling, or characteristic of, an owl.
OWLISM
Owl"ism, n.
Defn: Affected wisdom; pompous dellness. [R.]
OWLLIGHT
Owl"light`, n.
Defn: Glimmering or imperfect [R.] Bp. Warburton.
OWN Own, v. t. Etym: [OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. unnan to grant; akin to OS. giunnan, G. gönnen, Icel. unna; of uncertain origin. This word has been confused with own to possess.]
Defn: To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to
recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have
forfeited your love.
The wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide owns. Keats.
OWN Own, a. Etym: [OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. agen, p. p. of agan to possess; akin to OS. egan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. sq. root110. See Owe.]
Defn: Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; — most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price. "No man was his own [i. e., no man was master of himself, or in possession of his senses]." Shak. To hold one's own, to keep or maintain one's possessions; to yield nothing; esp., to suffer no loss or disadvantage in a contest. Shak.
OWN Own, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Owned; p. pr. & vb. n. Owning.] Etym: [OE. ohnien, ahnien, AS. agnian, fr. agen own, a. See Own, a.]
Defn: To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house.
OWNER
Own"er, n.
Defn: One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. Shak.
OWNERLESS
Own"er*less, a.
Defn: Without an owner.
OWNERSHIP
Own"er*ship, n.
Defn: The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.
OWRE
Owre, n. Etym: [AS. r; akin to G. auerochs, OHG. , ohso, Icel. .]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: The aurohs. [Obs.]
OWSE; OWSER
Owse, Ow"ser, n.
Defn: Tanner's ooze. See Ooze, 3.
OX Ox, n.; pl. Oxen. Etym: [AS. oxa; akin to D. os. G. ochs, ochse, OHG. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth. aúhsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle. Humid, Aurochs.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of bovine animals, male and female. All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field. Ps. viii. 7.
Note: The castrated male is called a steer until it attains its full growth, and then, an ox; but if castrated somewhat late in life, it is called a stag. The male, not castrated, is called a bull. These distinctions are well established in regard to domestic animals of this genus. When wild animals of this kind are spoken of, ox is often applied both to the male and the female. The name ox is never applied to the individual cow, or female, of the domestic kind. Oxen may comprehend both the male and the female. Grunting ox (Zoöl.), the yak. — Indian ox (Zoöl.), the zebu. — Javan ox (Zoöl.), the banteng. — Musk ox. (Zoöl.) See under Musk. — Ox bile. See Ox gall, below. — Ox gall, the fresh gall of the domestic ox; — used in the arts and in medicine. — Ox pith, ox marrow. [Obs.] Marston. — Ox ray (Zoöl.), a very large ray (Dicerobatis Giornæ) of Southern Europe. It has a hornlike organ projecting forward from each pectoral fin. It sometimes becomes twenty feet long and twenty-eight feet broad, and weighs over a ton. Called also sea devil. — To have the black ox tread on one's foot, to be unfortunate; to know what sorrow is (because black oxen were sacrificed to Pluto). Leigh Hunt.
OXACID
Ox`ac"id, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Oxyacid.
OXALAN
Ox"a*lan, n. Etym: [From Alloxan, by transposition of letters.]
(Chem.)
Defn: A complex nitrogenous substance C3N3H5O3 obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate), as a stable white crystalline powder; — called also oxaluramide.
OXALANTIN Ox`a*lan"tin, n. Etym: [From Alloxantin, by transposition of letters.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C6H4N4O5) obtained by the reduction of parabanic acid; — called also leucoturic acid.
OXALATE
Ox"a*late, n. Etym: [Cf. F. oxalate. See Oxalic.] (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of oxalic acid.
OXALDEHYDE
Ox*al"de*hyde, n. Etym: [Oxalic + aldehyde.] (Chem.)
Defn: Same as Glyoxal.
OXALETHYLINE
Ox`al*eth"yl*ine, n. Etym: [Oxalic + ethyl + -ine.]
Defn: A poisonous nitrogenous base (C6H10N2) obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong narcotic odor, and a physiological action resembling that of atropine. It is probably related to pyridine.
OXALIC
Ox*al"ic, a. Etym: [From Oxalis: cf. F. oxalique.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the Buckwheat family. Oxalic acid (Chem.), a dibasic acid, existing combined in oxalis as an acid potassium oxalate, and in many plant tissues as the calcium oxalate. It is prepared on a large scale, by the action of fused caustic soda or potash on sawdust, as a white crystalline substance, which has a strong acid taste, and is poisonous in large doses. It is used in dyeing, calico printing, bleaching flax and straw, the preparation of formic acid, and in salts of lemon for removing ink stains, mold, etc.
OXALINE
Ox"a*line, n. Etym: [Glyoxal + -ine.] (Chem.)
Defn: See Glyoxaline.
OXALIS
Ox"a*lis, n. Etym: [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants,mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; — called also wood sorrel.
OXALITE
Ox"a*lite, n. (Min.)
Defn: A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.
OXALURAMIDE
Ox`a*lur*am"ide, n. Etym: [Oxaluric + amide.] (Chem.)
Defn: Same as Oxalan.
OXALURATE
Ox`a*lur"ate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of oxaluric acid.
OXALURIC
Ox`a*lur"ic, a. Etym: [Oxalyl + urea.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance.
OXALYL Ox"a*lyl, n. Etym: [Oxalic + -yl.] (Chem.) (a) A hydrocarbon radical (C2O2) regarded as a residue of oxalic acid and occurring in derivatives of it. (b) An old name for carbonyl. (c) An old name for carboxyl.
OXAMATE
Ox*am"ate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of oxamic acid.
OXAMETHANE
Ox`a*meth"ane, n. Etym: [Oxamic + ethyl.] (Chem.)
Defn: Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder.
OXAMETHYLANE
Ox`a*meth"yl*ane, n. Etym: [Oxamic + methyl.] (Chem.)
Defn: Methyl oxamate, obtained as a pearly white crystalline substance.
OXAMIC
Ox*am"ic, a. Etym: [Oxalic + amido] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid NH2.C2O2.HO obtained as a fine crystalline powder, intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide. Its ammonium salt is obtained by boiling oxamide with ammonia.
OXAMIDE
Ox*am"ide, n, Etym: [Oxalic + amide.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline neutral substance (C2O2(NH2)2) obtained by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia. It is the acid amide of oxalic acid. Formerly called also oxalamide.
OXAMIDINE
Ox*am"i*dine, n. Etym: [Oxygen + amido + -ine.] (Chem.)
Defn: One of a series of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom.
OXANILAMIDE; OXANILLAMIDE
Ox`a*nil*am"ide, Ox`a*nill*am"ide, n. Etym: [Oxanilic + amide.]
(Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly by the action of cyanogen on aniline, and regarded as an anilide of oxamic acid; — called also phenyl oxamide.
OXANILATE
Ox*an"i*late, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of oxanilic acid.
OXANILIC
Ox`an*il"ic, a. Etym: [Oxalic + aniline.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; — used to designate an acid obtained in white crystalline scales by heating these substances together.
OXANILIDE
Ox*an"i*lide, n. Etym: [Oxalic + aniline + amide.] (Chem.)
Defn: a white crystalline substance, resembling oxanilamide, obtained by heating aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double anilide of oxalic acid; — called also diphenyl oxamide.
OXBANE
Ox"bane`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A poisonous bulbous plant (Buphane toxicaria) of the Cape of
Good Hope.
OXBIRD Ox"bird`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The dunlin. (b) The sanderling. (c) An African weaver bird (Textor alector).
OXBITER
Ox"bit`er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The cow blackbird. [Local, U. S.]
OXBOW
Ox"bow`, n.
Defn: A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river.
OXEYE
Ox"eye`, n. Etym: [Ox + eye.]
1. (Bot.) (a) The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy. (b) The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis). (c) A genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large yellow flowers.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) and the blue titmouse (P. coeruleus). [Prov. Eng.] (b) The dunlin. (c) A fish; the bogue, or box. Creeping oxeye (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant (Wedelia carnosa). — Seaside oxeye (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub (Borrichia arborescens).
OXEYED
Ox"*eyed`, a.
Defn: Having large, full eyes, like those of an ox. Burton.
OXFLY
Ox"fly`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The gadfly of cattle.
OXFORD
Ox"ford, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the city or university of Oxford, England. Oxford movement. See Tractarianism. — Oxford School, a name given to those members of the Church of England who adopted the theology of the so-called Oxford "Tracts for the Times," issued the period 1833 — 1841. Shipley. — Oxford tie, a kind of shoe, laced on the instep, and usually covering the foot nearly to the ankle.
OXGANG
Ox"gang`, n. Etym: [Ox + gang, n., 1.] (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: See Bovate.
OXGOAD
Ox"goad`, n.
Defn: A goad for driving oxen.
OXHEAD
Ox"head`, n. Etym: [Cf. Hogshead.]
Defn: Literally, the head of an ox (emblem of cuckoldom); hence, a
dolt; a blockhead.
Dost make a mummer of me, oxhead Marston.
OXHEAL
Ox"heal`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Bear's-foot.
OXHEART
Ox"heart`, n.
Defn: A large heart-shaped cherry, either black, red, or white.
OXHIDE
Ox"hide`, n.
1. The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.
2. (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: A measure of land. See 3d Hide.
OXID
Ox"id, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Oxide.
OXIDABILITY
Ox`i*da*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. oxydabilité.]
Defn: Capability of being converted into an oxide.
OXIDABLE
Ox"i*da*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. oxydable.]
Defn: Capable of being converted into an oxide.
OXIDATE
Ox"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Oxidating.]
Etym: [Cf. f. oxyder. See Oxide.] (Chem.)
Defn: To oxidize. [Obs.]
OXIDATION
Ox`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. oxidation.] (Chem.)
Defn: The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized.
OXIDATOR
Ox"i*da`tor, n.
1. An oxidizer. [Obs.]
2. A contrivance for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp; — called also oxygenator.
OXIDE Ox"ide, n. Etym: [F. oxygène oxigen + acide acid: cf. F. oxyde. The French word was correctly spelt oxide, till about the year 1840, when, in ignorance or forgetfulness of the true history and composition of the word, the orthography was change to make it represent the u of Gr. 'oxy`s, from which it was supposed to be directly derived.] (Chem.)
Defn: A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide, ethyl oxide, nitrogen oxide, etc.
Note: In the chemical nomenclature adopted by Guyton de Morveau, Lavoisier,and their associates, the term oxides was made to include all compounds of oxygen which had no acid (F. acide) properties, as contrasted with the acid, all of which were at that time supposed to contain oxygen. The orthography oxyde, oxyd, etc., was afterwards introduced in ignorance or disregard of the true etymology, but these forms are now obsolete in English. The spelling oxid is not common.
OXIDIZABLE
Ox"i*di`za*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being oxidized.
OXIDIZE
Ox"i*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxidized; p. pr. & vb. n. Oxidizing.]
(Chem.)
Defn: To combine with oxygen, or subject to the action of oxygen, or of an oxidizing agent. Specifically: (a) To combine with oxygen or with more oxygen; to add oxygen to; as, to oxidize nitrous acid so as to form nitric acid. (b) To remove hydrogen from (anything), as by the action of oxygen; as, to oxidize alcohol so as to form aldehyde. (c) To subject to the action of oxygen or of an oxidizing agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an -ous compound to an -ic compound; as, to oxidize mercurous chloride to mercuric chloride.
Note: In certain cases to oxidize is identical with to acidify; for, in nearly all cases, the more oxygen a substance contains the more nearly does it approximate to acid qualities; thus, by oxidation many elements, as sulphur, nitrogen, carbon, chromium, manganese, etc., pass into compounds which are acid anhydrides, and thus practically in the acid state.
OXIDIZEMENT
Ox"i*dize`ment, n.
Defn: Oxidation. [R.]
OXIDIZER
Ox"i*di`zer, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong oxidizers.
OXIDULATED
Ox*id"u*la`ted, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Existing in the state of a protoxide; — said of an oxide. [R.]
OXIME
Ox"ime, n. (Chem.)
Defn: One of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones.
OXINDOL
Ox*in"dol, n. Etym: [Oxygen + indol.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C8H7NO) of the indol group, obtained by the reduction of dioxindol. It is a so-called lactam compound.
OXIODIC
Ox`i*od"ic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + iodic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of iodine and oxygen.
OXLIKE
Ox"like, a.
Defn: Characteristic of, or like, an ox.
OXLIP
Ox"lip`, n. Etym: [AS. oxanslyppe. See Ox, and Cowslip.] (Bot.)
Defn: The great cowslip (Primula veris, var. elatior).
OXONATE
Ox"o*nate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of oxonic acid.
OXONIAN
Ox*o"ni*an, a.
Defn: Of or relating to the city or the university of Oxford,
England. Macaulay.
OXONIAN
Ox*o"ni*an, n.
Defn: A student or graduate of Oxford University, in England.
OXONIC
Ox*on"ic, a. Etym: [Prob. glyoxalic + carbonic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid (C4H5N3O4) not known in the free state, but obtained, in combination with its salts, by a slow oxidation of uric acid, to which it is related.
OXPECKER
Ox"peck`er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.
OXSHOE
Ox"shoe`, n.
Defn: A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the hoof.
OXTER
Ox"ter, n. Etym: [AS. ohsta.]
Defn: The armpit; also, the arm. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
OXTONGUE
Ox"tongue`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs.
OXY-
Ox"y-. (Chem.)
Defn: A prefix, also used adjectively, designating: (a) A compound containing oxygen. (b) A compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly designated by hydroxy-. See Hydroxy-. Oxy acid. See Oxyacid (below).
OXYACETIC
Ox`y*a*ce"tic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + acetic.]
Defn: Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also glycolic acid.
OXYACID
Ox`y*ac"id, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + acid.] (Chem.)
Defn: An acid containing oxygen, as chloric acid or sulphuric acid; - - contrasted with the hydracids, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric acid. See Acid, and Hydroxy-.
OXYAMMONIA
Ox`y*am*mo"ni*a, n. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + ammonia.] (Chem.)
Defn: Same as Hydroxylamine.
OXYBENZENE
Ox`y*ben"zene, n. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + benzene.] (Chem.)
Defn: Hydroxy benzene. Same as Phenol.
OXYBENZOIC
Ox`y*ben*zo"ic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + benzoic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or designating, any one of several hydroxyl derivatives of benzonic acid, of which the commonest is salicylic acid.
OXYBROMIC
Ox`y*bro"mic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + bromic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of oxygen and bromine.
OXYBUTYRIC
Ox`y*bu*tyr"ic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + butyric.] (Chem.)
Defn: Hydroxybutyric; designating any one of a group of metameric acids (C3H6.OH.CO2H).
OXYCALCIUM
Ox`y*cal"ci*um, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + calcium.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to oxygen and calcium; as, the oxycalcium light. See Drummond light.
OXYCAPROIC
Ox`y*ca*pro"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: See Leucic.
OXYCHLORIC Ox`y*chlo"ric, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + chloric.] (Chem.) (a) Of, pertaining to, or designating in general, certain compounds containing oxygen and chlorine. (b) Formerly designating an acid now called perchloric acid. See Perchloric.
OXYCHLORIDE
Ox`y*chlo"ride, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + chloride.] (Chem.)
Defn: A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine; as, plumbic oxychloride.
OXYCRATE
Ox"y*crate, n. Etym: [Gr. oxycrat.] (med.)
Defn: A Mixture of water and vinegar. Wiseman.
OXYCYMENE
Ox`y*cy"mene, n. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + cymene.] (Chem.)
Defn: Hydroxy cymene. Same as Carvacrol.
OXYGEN
Ox"y*gen n. Etym: [F. oxygène, from Gr. acid.]
1. (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element occurring in the free state in the atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. Symbol O. Atomic weight 15.96.
Note: It occurs combined in immense quantities, forming eight ninths by weight of water, and probably one half by weight of the entire solid crust of the globe, being an ingredient of silica, the silicates, sulphates, carbonates, nitrates, etc. Oxygen combines with all elements (except fluorine), forming oxides, bases, oxyacid anhydrides, etc., the process in general being called oxidation, of which combustion is only an intense modification. At ordinary temperatures with most substances it is moderately active, but at higher temperatures it is one of the most violent and powerful chemical agents known. It is indispensable in respiration, and in general is the most universally active and efficient element. It may be prepared in the pure state by heating potassium chlorate. This element (called dephlogisticated air by Priestley) was named oxygen by Lavoisier because he supposed it to be a constituent of all acids. This is not so in the case of a very few acids (as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, hydric sulphide, etc.), but these do contain elements analogous to oxygen in property and action. Moreover, the fact that most elements approach the nearer to acid qualities in proportion as they are combined with more oxygen, shows the great accuracy and breadth of Lavoisier's conception of its nature.
2. Chlorine used in bleaching. [Manufacturing name]
OXYGENATE
Ox"y*gen*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxygenated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Oxygenating.] Etym: [Cf. F. oxygéner.] (Chem.)
Defn: To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide).
OXYGENATION
Ox`y*gen*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. oxygénation.] (Chem.)
Defn: The act or process of combining or of treating with oxygen; oxidation.
OXYGENATOR
Ox"y*gen*a`tor, n.
Defn: An oxidizer.
OXYGENIC
Ox`y*gen"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, oxygen; producing oxygen.
OXYGENIUM
Ox`y*ge"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL.] (Chem.)
Defn: The technical name of oxygen. [R.]
OXYGENIZABLE
Ox"y*gen*i"za*ble, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Oxidizable.
OXYGENIZE
Ox"y*gen*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxygenized; p pr. & vb. n.
Oxygenizing.] (Chem.)
Defn: To oxidize.
OXYGENIZEMENT
Ox"y*gen*ize`ment, n.
Defn: Oxidation.
OXYGENOUS
Ox*yg"e*nous, a.
Defn: Oxygenic.
OXYGON
Ox"y*gon, n. Etym: [Gr. oxygone.] (Geom.)
Defn: A triangle having three acute angles.
OXYGONAL; OXYGONIAL
Ox*yg"o*nal, Ox`y*go"ni*al, a.
Defn: Having acute angles. Barlow.
OXYHAEMACYANIN; OXYHAEMOCYANIN Ox`Y*hæm`a*cy"a*nin, Ox`y*hæm`o*cy"a*nin, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + hæmacyanin, hæmocyanin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: See Hæmacyanin.
OXYHAEMOGLOBIN; OXYHEMOGLOBIN Ox`y*hæm`o*glo"bin, Ox`y*hem`o*glo"bin, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + hæmoglobin, hemoglobin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: See Hemoglobin.
OXYHYDROGEN
Ox`y*hy"dro*gen, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + hydrogen.] (Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen; as, oxyhydrogen gas. Oxyhydrogen blowpipe. (Chem.) See Blowpipe. — Oxyhydrogen microscope, a form of microscope arranged so as to use the light produced by burning lime or limestone under a current of oxyhydrogen gas.
OXYHYDROGEN LIGHT
Oxyhydrogen light.
Defn: A light produced by the incandescence of some substances, esp. lime, in the oxyhydrogen flame. Coal gas (producing the oxygas light), or the vapor of ether (oxyether light) or methylated spirit (oxyspirit light), may be substituted for hydrogen.
OXYMEL
Ox"y*mel, n. Etym: [L. oxymeli, Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A mixture of honey, water, vinegar, and spice, boiled to a sirup. Sir T. Elyot.
OXYMETHYLENE
Ox`y*meth"yl*ene, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + methylene.] (Chem.)
Defn: Formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.
OXYMORON
Ox`y*mo"ron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
OXYMURIATE
Ox`y*mu"ri*ate, n. (Old Chem.)
Defn: A salt of the supposed oxymuriatic acid; a chloride. Oxymuriate of lime, chloride of lime.
OXYMURIATIC Ox`y*mu`ri*at"ic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + muriatic: cf. F. oxymuriatique.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid, that is, hydrochloric acid. [Archaic.] Oxymuriatic acid, chlorine, formerly so called on the supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and muriatic acid. [Obs.]
OXYNEURINE
Ox`y*neu"rine, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Betaine.
OXYNTIC
Ox*yn"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Defn: Acid; producing acid; -applied especially to certain glands and cells in the stomach.
OXYOPIA; OXYOPY
Ox`y*o"pi*a, Ox"y*o`py, n. Etym: [NL. oxyopia, from Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Excessive acuteness of sight.
OXYPHENIC
Ox`y*phe"nic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + phenol.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, the phenol formerly called oxyphenic acid, and now oxyphenol and pyrocatechin. See Pyrocatechin.
OXYPHENOL
Ox`y*phe"nol, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A phenol, oxyphenic acid, and now pyrocatechin.
OXYPHONY
Ox*yph"o*ny, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Acuteness or shrillness of voice.
OXYQUINOLINE
Ox`y*quin"o*line, n. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + quinoline.] (Chem.)
Defn: Hydroxy quinoline; a phenol derivative of quinoline, — called also carbostyril.
OXYRHYNCHA
Ox`y*rhyn"cha, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The maioid crabs.
OXYRRHODINE
Ox*yr"rho*dine, n. Etym: [Gr. 'oxy`s acid + (Med.)
Defn: A mixture of two parts of the oil of roses with one of the vinegar of roses. Floyer.
OXYSALT
Ox"y*salt, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + salt.] (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of an oxyacid, as a sulphate.
OXYSULPHIDE
Ox`y*sul"phide, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A ternary compound of oxygen and sulphur.
OXYSULPHURET
Ox`y*sul"phu*ret, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An oxysulphide. [Obsolescent]
OXYTOCIC
Ox`y*toc"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Promoting uterine contractions, or parturition.
— n.
Defn: An oxytocic medicine or agent.
OXYTOLUENE
Ox`y*tol"u*ene, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + toluene.]
Defn: One of three hydroxy derivatives of toluene, called the cresols. See Cresol.
OXYTONE
Ox"y*tone, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable.
OXYTONE
Ox"y*tone, n.
1. An acute sound.
2. (Gr. Gram.)
Defn: A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.
OXYTONICAL
Ox`y*ton"ic*al, a. (Gr. Gram.)
Defn: Oxytone.
OYER
O"yer, n. Etym: [Anglo F., a hearing, from OF. oïr, F. ouïr, to hear,
L. audire. See Audible.] (Law)
Defn: A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when a defendant in court prays oyer of a writing. Blackstone. Oyer and terminer (Law), a term used in England in commissions directed to judges of assize about to hold court, directing them to hear and determine cases brought before them. In the U.S. the phrase is used to designate certain criminal courts.
OYEZ
O"yez` (oyês; 277), interj. Etym: [Anglo-F. oyez hear ye. See Oyer.]
Defn: Hear; attend; — a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times. [Written also oyes.]
OYLET
Oy"let, n. Etym: [See Eyelet.]
1. See Eyelet.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: Same as Oillet.
OYNOUN
Oy"noun, n.
Defn: Onion. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OYSTER
Oys"ter, n. Etym: [OF. oistre, F. huître, L. ostrea, ostreum,Gr.
Osseous, Ostracize.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European oyster (Ostrea edulis), and the American oyster (Ostrea Virginiana), are the most important species.
2. A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl. Fresh-water oyster (Zoöl.), any species of the genus Etheria, and allied genera, found in rivers of Africa and South America. They are irregular in form, and attach themselves to rocks like oysters, but they have a pearly interior, and are allied to the fresh-water mussels. — Oyster bed, a breeding place for oysters; a place in a tidal river or other water on or near the seashore, where oysters are deposited to grow and fatten for market. See lst Scalp, n. — Oyster catcher (Zoöl.), any one of several species of wading birds of the genus Hæmatopus, which frequent seashores and feed upon shellfish. The European species (H. ostralegus), the common American species (H. palliatus), and the California, or black, oyster catcher (H. Bachmani) are the best known. — Oyster crab (Zoöl.) a small crab (Pinnotheres ostreum) which lives as a commensal in the gill cavity of the oyster. — Oyster dredge, a rake or small dragnet of bringing up oyster from the bottom of the sea. — Oyster fish. (Zoöl.) (a) The tautog. (b) The toadfish. — Oyster plant. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Tragopogon (T. porrifolius), the root of which, when cooked, somewhat resembles the oyster in taste; salsify; — called also vegetable oyster. (b) A plant found on the seacoast of Northern Europe, America and Asia (Mertensia maritima), the fresh leaves of which have a strong flavor of oysters. — Oyster plover. (Zoöl.) Same as Oyster catcher, above. — Oyster shell (Zoöl.), the shell of an oyster. — Oyster wench, Oyster wife, Oyster women, a women who deals in oysters. — Pearl oyster. (Zoöl.) See under Pearl. — Thorny oyster (Zoöl.), any spiny marine shell of the genus Spondylus.
OYSTER-GREEN
Oys"ter-green`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A green membranous seaweed (Ulva) often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, etc.
OYSTERING
Oys"ter*ing, n.
Defn: Gathering, or dredging for, oysters.
OYSTERLING
Oys"ter*ling, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A young oyster.
OZENA
O*ze"na, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. ozaena, Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A discharge of fetid matter from the nostril, particularly if associated with ulceration of the soft parts and disease of the bones of the nose.
OZOCERITE
O`zo*ce"rite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A waxlike mineral resin; — sometimes called native paraffin, and mineral wax.
OZONATION
O`zo*na"tion, n. (Chem.)
Defn: The act of treating with ozone; also, the act of converting into, or producing, ozone; ozonization.
OZONE
O"zone, n. Etym: [Gr. Odor.] (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless gaseous substance (O
OZONE PAPER
O"zone pa"per. (Chem.)
Defn: Paper coated with starch and potassium iodine. It turns blue when exposed to ozone.>— also called starch-iodide paper —>