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Definition of Overstretched
1. overstretch [v] - See also: overstretch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overstretched
Literary usage of Overstretched
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer by Richard Burn (1820)
"... inspector, or supervisor, who last measured the same ; he shall forfeit for
the first half-yard overstretched in length, 5s.; and for every quarter of a ..."
2. A Text-book of obstetrics by Barton Cooke Hirst (1909)
"In these structures the process is mainly one of retraction of overstretched
tissue ; but there is, in addition, a certain amount of degeneration and ..."
3. A Textbook of Obstetrics by Barton Cooke Hirst (1898)
"In these structures the process is mainly one of retraction of overstretched
tissue ; but there is, in addition, a certain amount of degeneration and ..."