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Definition of Overbeaten
1. overbeat [v] - See also: overbeat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overbeaten
Literary usage of Overbeaten
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of Dainty Breakfasts by Phillis Browne (1899)
"Eggs overbeaten make a watery omelette. Moderate though the beating is, it should
not take place until the moment before cooking. Omelettes require a clear ..."
2. Barbarous Mexico: An Indictment of a Cruel and Corrupt System by John Kenneth Turner (1910)
"... free laborers of his realm to replenish the overworked and underfed, the
overbeaten, the dying slaves of his plantation. How are the slaves recruited? ..."
3. Modern Pulp and Paper Making: A Practical Treatise by George Strong Witham (1920)
"... as if it is attempted to beat them in one and the same engine, the sulphite
will be overbeaten long before the kraft is properly worked up. ..."
4. Technology of Cellulose Esters: A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the by Edward Chauncey Worden (1921)
"In the nitration of thin paper, success depends on the structure of the latter:
overbeaten fibers give bad results. ..."
5. The Worthies of Cumberland by Henry Lonsdale (1867)
"... and are, from ignorance and prejudice, fearful and disinclined to abandon the
overbeaten track of mismanagement." Here, as in other parts of Scotland, ..."
6. Food and cookery for the sick and convalescent by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1912)
"Great care must be taken that cream is not overbeaten, which would give it a
curdled appearance. Very heavy cream should be diluted with from one-fourth to ..."
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