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▪ I. † ˈoverˌface, n. Obs.
[over- 1 d.]
Upper face, surface.
c1400Apol. Loll. 91 Wene we not þe gospel to be in wordis of writingis, but in wit; not in ouer face, but in þe merowe. 1561T. Norton Calvin's Inst. iv. xx. 169 The liuing creatures that are on the ouerface of the earth.
▪ II. overˈface, v.
[over- 21, 8.]
1. a. trans. To look out of countenance, to abash or overcome, esp. by boldness or effrontery; = outface v. 1; in recent use also, to alarm or intimidate (a person, animal, etc.) by presenting too great a task or obstacle. Hence overˈfaced ppl. a.
c1535R. Layton Let. to Cromwell in West's Antiq. Furness (1805) 144 Nor then we cannot be our fayssede, nor suffer any maner injurie. a1587Foxe A. & M. (1847) VII. xi. 149 The lord chancellor earnestly looked upon him, to have, belike, over-faced him. 1607Markham Caval. ii. (1617) 206 If you make a strange horse stand before him, as it were to ouer-face him. 1831Everett Blacksmith (1834) 99 (E.D.D.) The parson, poor young man! was overfaced with us, and could not preach. 1926A. Bennett Lord Raingo i. xliv. 196 There she stood, over-faced and dumb and apologetic in her plain brown dress. Ibid. lvii. 254 He scorned them, but in their collectivity they still over-faced him. 1944R.A.F. Jrnl. Aug. 261 You cannot imagine any situation which would over-face them. 1950W. A. Riley in C. R. Acton Dog Ann. 1951 94 Personally, I think it is a great mistake to over-face them [sc. dachshunds], they are so game and will ‘have a go’, but they are not killers. 1958Times 13 Dec. 9/4 Undoubtedly one of the most important points to remember is not to ‘overface’ the pony or its enthusiastic rider. 1971R. Roberts Classic Slum vi. 94 Lower-class women, bold enough to enter a pub but too ‘overfaced’ to sit,..stood crushed together drinking in the ‘Outdoor’. Ibid. vii. 109 Social intimidation..confused and ‘overfaced’ the simple. 1976Horse & Hound 10 Dec. 69/3 (Advt.), This horse has been brought on slowly, never being overfaced.
†b. To brazen out, to carry off with a bold face; = outface 4. Obs.
1600Abp. Abbot Exp. Jonah 530 Boldly to over-face that, which justly may be reprooved.
†2. To cover the face or surface of. Obs.
1632Lithgow Trav. x. 498 The delectable planure of Murray.., ouerfaced with a generous Octauian Gentrye. |