Definition of Overmast

1. v. t. To furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or masts.

Definition of Overmast

1. Verb. To furnish with a mast or masts overly tall or heavy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overmast

1. to provide with too long masts [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overmast

overmanner
overmannered
overmanning
overmans
overmantel
overmantels
overmany
overmarch
overmarched
overmarches
overmarching
overmarket
overmarketed
overmarketing
overmarkets
overmast (current term)
overmasted
overmaster
overmastered
overmastering
overmasters
overmasting
overmasts
overmatch
overmatched
overmatches
overmatching
overmature
overmaturities
overmaturity

Literary usage of Overmast

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of the English Language: Compiled for the Use of Common Schools by Noah Webster (1817)
"... a. one who ove,Tooks overmast'ed, a. carrying too much mast overmast'er, vt to subdue, conquer, beat Overmatch', vt to be too powerful ..."

2. The Writings of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (1906)
"The double desire of being able to overtake a weaker flying enemy, or to escape when pursued by a stronger, has induced the owners to overmast their ..."

3. The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical by Benjamin Franklin (1882)
"The double desire of being able to overtake a weaker flying enemy, or to escape when pursued by a stronger, has induced the owners to overmast their ..."

4. Pen-portraits of Literary Women by Jeannette Leonard Gilder (1887)
"overmast-ering passion, moulded the fashion of the hour, and " Rochester airs " and " Jane ..."

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