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overscent

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Synonyms: overspent, overseen, overset, overhent, overscan, oversweet, overspend, overslept, overrent, oversmen, overwent

Antonyms: overspent, overseen, overset, overhent, overscan, oversweet, overspend, overslept, overrent, oversmen, overwent

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Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To give too much [[scent#Noun|scent]] to (something or someone); to [[scent#Verb|scent]] [[excessive]]ly.
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive|reflexive}} To [[apply]] too much scent to oneself.
  3. To scent so as to cover or [[conceal]] the original odour.<ref>{{w|Charles Annandale}} (ed.), ''{{w|The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language}},'' London: Blackie, 1883, Volume{{nbsp}}3, p.{{nbsp}}345.<sup>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015025887855&view=1up&seq=377&skin=2021&q1=overscent]</sup></ref>

Noun

  1. A scent that is added to or [[layer]]ed over another.

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