overpart

noun, verb — 2 senses

overpart

noun

/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)pɑː(ɹ)t/

Etymology From over- + part.

1

An upper part.

overpart

verb

/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈpɑː(ɹ)t/

Etymology From over- + part.

1

Obsolete To give too important or difficult a part to.

  • almost tir'd i' your Protectorship? overparted, overparted?1614 November 10 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Beniamin Iohnson [i.e., Ben Jonson], Bartholmew Fayre: A Comedie, […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot, […], published 1631, →OCLC, (please specify the page):

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