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Definition of Overplying
1. overply [v] - See also: overply
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overplying
Literary usage of Overplying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery by Thomas Wharton Jones (1863)
"... or a stroke of lightning, and also those arising from overplying vision, appear
to depend partly on nervous exhaustion, and partly on congestion. ..."
2. Selected Lyrics from Dryden, Collins, Gray, Cowper, and Burns by John Dryden, Charles Swain Thomas, William Collins, Thomas Gray, William Cowper, Robert Burns (1913)
"101 In his second sonnet to Cyriak Skinner, Milton alludes to the fact that his
blindness was caused by overplying his eyes in liberty's defense while he ..."
3. Defects of Sight: Their Nature, Causes, Prevention, and General Management by Thomas Wharton Jones (1856)
"... concussion of the eyeball, or a stroke of lightning, and also those arising
from overplying vision, appear to partake of the nature partly of nervous ..."
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