overdrown

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ drown.

Verb

overdrown (third-person singular simple present overdrowns, present participle overdrowning, simple past and past participle overdrowned)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To drench or wet to excess.
    • 1616, William Browne, “The First Song”, in Britannia’s Pastorals. The Second Booke, London: [] Thomas Snodham for George Norton, [], →OCLC, page 9:
      VVhen caſting round her ouer-drovvned eyes, []

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