Overdeck

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To overdecorate. transitive

    "[…] but one great hindrance in this my design, is, that our clerk, who was once a gardener, has this Christmas so overdecked the church with greens, that he has quite spoiled my prospect […]"

Example

More examples

"[…] but one great hindrance in this my design, is, that our clerk, who was once a gardener, has this Christmas so overdecked the church with greens, that he has quite spoiled my prospect […]"

Etymology

From over- + deck.

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