overspread
/əʊvəˈsprɛd
/verb (past and past participle overspread) [with object]
Cover the surface of; spread over: a giant bramble had overspread the path...
- Between heaven and earth He separately placed in order men and things, all overspread by the heavens.
- Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled webwork from the eaves.
- A wry grin overspread her lips as she found herself walking towards a small hut.
Origin
Old English ofersprǣdan (see over-, spread).