What does overcloy mean?
Overcloy means (transitive, dated) To fill beyond satiety..
Overcloy
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(transitive, dated) To fill beyond satiety..
Example Sentences
A sort of vagabonds, rascals, and runaways, / A scum of Bretons, and base lackey peasants, / Whom their o'er-cloyed country vomits forth / To desperate ventures and assured destruction.
He neuer pleaſd his fathers eyes till now, / Nor fild my hart with ouer cloying ioyes.
Synonyms for overcloy
Antonyms for overcloy
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Word Forms
- overcloys
- overcloying
- overcloyed
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A sort of vagabonds, rascals, and runaways, / A scum of Bretons, and base lackey peasants, / Whom their o'er-cloyed country vomits forth / To desperate ventures and assured destruction.
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