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▪ I. ˈoverˌsize, n.
[over- 29 d.]
1. A size in excess of the proper or ordinary size.
1849W. A. Scott in Nat. Preacher Mar., A statue placed in an elevated niche, that must be cut somewhat roughly and of a proportioned oversize to produce the proper effect. 1920E. Sitwell Wooden Pegasus 88 Neutralize The overtint and oversize. 1920New Yorker 12 Sept. 90/1 (Advt.), This most unusual watch,..shown here in its actual over-size.
2. That which is above a certain size.
1902Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 374/1 It then goes to a screen with eleven holes to the linear inch, and yields a granular undersize and oversize. 1905Electrochem. Industry Mar. 124/2 The oversize, which contains no slime whatever, is delivered directly to four Wilfley concentrating tables.
▪ II. ˈoversize, a.
[f. the n.]
= outsize a.
1909Cent. Dict. Suppl., Oversize.., of excessive size; specifically, noting material which is too large to pass through the meshes of a given screen or size. 1924T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring & Summer 292/2 Oversize cord tires need special cord size inner tubes. 1936W. Faulkner Absalom! Absalom! vi. 195 A new oversize overall jumper coat. 1960I. Cross Backward Sex i. 12 That bald head, like an over-size tennis ball, the worse for much wear. 1973Publishers Weekly 25 June 16 (Advt.), A magnificently illustrated, oversize book. 10{pp} × 113/4{pp}. 1976Billings (Montana) Gaz. 1 July 2-D/5 (Advt.), Nearly new three bedroom split entry home featuring large bedrooms, a fully equipped oversize kitchen with lots of cabinets.
▪ III. ˌoverˈsize, v.1
[over- 22 b, 26.]
1. trans. To exceed in size.
2. To increase (something) beyond the usual size; to make too large.
1615G. Sandys Travels i. 3 [People] bred in a mountanous countrey, who are generally obserued to ouersize those that dwell on low leuels. Ibid. 63 Little copped caps..he the greatest that weareth the greatest, the Mufties excepted, which ouer-sizes the Emperours. 1648Regall Apol. 41 They have..brought in a Garrison of strangers, and laid aside or over-sized the ordinary Guard. 1688in Harwood Lichfield (1806) 70 His error in oversizing the eight bells he has cast. 1879‘Mark Twain’ Lett. to Publishers (1967) 114, I say $1100 instead of $1042 to cover little possible mistakes in over-sizing the plates. 1904― in Harper's Weekly 2 Jan. 19/1 The whole of that is intelligible to me..except..[one] remark... That one oversizes my hand. Gimme five cards. 1930Flight 25 Apr. (Suppl.) 460e/1 With various wheel forms, the effect of oversizing tyres and the use of smooth or safety treads. 1957R. Lister Decorative Wrought Ironwork 230 Oversizing. Iron oxidizes while being worked, and it is therefore sometimes necessary to work it slightly larger than its intended final size, or oversize it, in order to counteract any loss by this.
▪ IV. overˈsize, v.2
[f. over- 8, 27 + size v.2]
†1. trans. To size over, cover over with size. Obs.
1602Shakes. Ham. ii. ii. 484 And thus o're-sized with coagulate gore.
2. (ˌover-ˈsize) To size too much.
1878Abney Photogr. (1881) 167 A great point is the selection of the paper. It will be found advantageous to use rather a porous kind, not over-sized.
Hence ˌover-ˈsizing vbl. n., excessive sizing.
1884Manch. Exam. 5 Sept. 4/6 Resolutions were..passed against the over-sizing of cotton yarns. 1900Daily News 10 Aug. 2/1 The defect in the cloth was due to over-sizing. |