I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English oversetten to adorn with settings, overthrow, oppress, from over (I) + setten to set
1. : to adorn with settings (as of jewels)
2. dialect chiefly Britain : to recover from (an illness)
3. : to disturb mentally or physically : affect so as to cause disorder of body or mind : upset
overset the delicate organization of the mind — Charles Dickens
4. : to turn or tip over from an upright or proper position : overturn
so quick he overset his chair — Helen Eustis
5. : to cause to fall or fail : subvert
overset a tyranny — John Masefield
6. : to set too much type matter for
overset a book
overset an article
also : to set too wide
overset a line
intransitive verb
1. : to turn or become turned over
the carriage overset
2. : to become upset or disordered
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English, overthrow, from oversetten, v.
1. : an upsetting or overturning
the overset of a carriage
2.
a. : something that is overset (as type matter or a line of type)
b. : newspaper copy set in type for but not used in a particular edition