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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
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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