overspreading

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overspreading

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of overspread

noun overspreadings

That which spreads over something else. But supposing that heaven had a Lord, then all included in its overspreadings and supportings, throughout the myriad of states, and within the four seas, would invariably be under the government of Heaven's Lord […]

adjective more overspreading · most overspreading

Rampant; encroaching. The third part of practice hath divers branches, but one principal root in these our times, which is the vast and overspreading ambition and usurpation of the see of Rome; […]

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@misc{overspreading_2026,
  title = {overspreading},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overspreading},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}