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Overset
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. Mortimer.