Overhung
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /oʊvəɹˈhʌŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overhung is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of overhang.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of overhang.
More Meanings
- Covered over; ornamented with hangings.
- Suspended from above or from the top.
- That hangs over; overhanging.
Example Sentences
an overhung door
[T]he former, is but a vacant edifice; gilded, it may be, and overhung with old votive gifts, yet useless, nay pestilentially unclean[.]
Though almost engulfed by Bedford, Elstow's claim to villagedom is still maintained by two fine rows of timber-framed, overhung, black-and-white cottages and the timber and herringbone-brick Swan pub.
Related Words
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