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Overblow
Pronunciation : O`ver*blow"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To blow over, or be subdued. [R.] Spenser.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : O`ver*blow"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To blow away; to dissipate by wind, or as by wind. When this cloud of sorrow's overblown. Waller.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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