OVERSTRIKE

Etymology

Verb

overstrike (third-person singular simple present overstrikes, present participle overstriking, simple past and past participle overstruck)

(obsolete, reflexive) To overreach oneself while striking. [16th c.]

(transitive) To cover up (a design, mark etc.) by stamping another on top of it; to superimpose a mark or logo on (a coin, stamp, etc.). [from 20th c.]

(transitive) To strike (something) too hard. [from 20th c.]

Noun

overstrike (countable and uncountable, plural overstrikes)

(numismatics) A coin that has been overstruck, i.e. coined more than once. [from 20th c.]

(typography) The printing of one character over another, as - on top of L to produce Ł. [from 20th c.]

(computing, uncountable) overtype (feature where input replaces existing characters instead of being inserted before them)

Anagrams

• strikeover

Source: Wiktionary

O`ver*strike", v. t.

Definition: To strike beyond. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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