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Webster 1913 Edition
Overlong
O′ver-long′
,Adj.
& adv.
Too long.
Shak.
[Titan] with burning eye did hotly
overlook
them. Shakespeare
2.
Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly;
as, to
overlook
a gang of laborers; to overlook
one who is writing a letter.3.
To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
“Overlook this pedigree.” Shak.
The time and care that are required
To
To
overlook
and file and polish well. Roscommon.
4.
To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Shak.
If you trouble me I will
overlook
you, and then your pigs will die. C. Kingsley.
The times of ignorance therefore God
overlooked
. Acts xvii. 30 (Rev. Ver. )
They
overlook
truth in the judgments they pass. Atterbury.
The pardoning and
overlooking
of faults. Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Overlong
OVERLONG'
,Adj.