OVERSTARE

Etymology

Verb

overstare (third-person singular simple present overstares, present participle overstaring, simple past and past participle overstared)

(obsolete) To stare wildly.

(obsolete) To outstare.

Anagrams

• over rates, overrates

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*stare", v. t.

Definition: To outstare. [Obs.] Shak.

O`ver*stare", v. i.

Definition: To stare wildly. [Obs.] Ascham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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