oversownadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈsəʊn/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈsoʊn/

Forms: see oversow v.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English oversown , oversow v.

Etymology: < oversown, past participle of oversow v.; in sense 1 after Dutch overzaeyt , past participle of overzaaien to oversow, sprinkle over (see oversow v.).

†1. Covered with spots, speckled. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > covered with something scattered

umbespreadc1400

sown1647

oversown1648

studded1652

sanded1762

scattered1798

parsemé1814

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Overzaeyt, an Oversowne or a Meazled Hogge.

2. Of ground: that has been sown with too many seeds; (of seed) sown too densely.

ΚΠ

1996 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 24 Oct. 21 Eight kilometres of permanent fencing has been erected on the topdressed and oversown country in the last three years.

1999 Jrnl. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 23 Jan. 27 Always sow the seed thinly and evenly over the compost surface. Oversown seed will be difficult to prick out and excessive root damage is likely.

2002 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 23 Nov. 36 The oversown tussock country is currently being converted for deer, but it is also suitable for sheep and cattle breeding or grazing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oversown
释义	oversownadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈsəʊn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈsoʊn/ Forms: see oversow v. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English oversown , oversow v. Etymology: < oversown, past participle of oversow v.; in sense 1 after Dutch overzaeyt , past participle of overzaaien to oversow, sprinkle over (see oversow v.). †1. Covered with spots, speckled. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > covered with something scattered umbespreadc1400 sown1647 oversown1648 studded1652 sanded1762 scattered1798 parsemé1814 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Overzaeyt, an Oversowne or a Meazled Hogge. 2. Of ground: that has been sown with too many seeds; (of seed) sown too densely. ΚΠ 1996 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 24 Oct. 21 Eight kilometres of permanent fencing has been erected on the topdressed and oversown country in the last three years. 1999 Jrnl. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 23 Jan. 27 Always sow the seed thinly and evenly over the compost surface. Oversown seed will be difficult to prick out and excessive root damage is likely. 2002 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 23 Nov. 36 The oversown tussock country is currently being converted for deer, but it is also suitable for sheep and cattle breeding or grazing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1648
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