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One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways.

An excess; superfluity. [Obs.] "This overset of wealth and pomp. " Bp. Burnel.

Fig.: To cover with a superior influence. Milton.

Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.

An overseer; a superintendent.

To make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure. Becon.

Superabundance of weight; preponderance.

to the worship or the worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous, as, pagan tribes or superstitions. And all the rites of pagan honor paid. Dryden.

A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed coverings. [Written also palampore, palampoor, etc.] De Colange.

Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. "The palm of martyrdom." Chaucer. So get the start of the majestic world And bear the palm alone. Shak. Molucca palm (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia (Molucella lævis), having a curious cup-shaped calyx. -- Palm cabbage,…

Worthy of the palm; palmy; preëminent; superior; principal; chief; as, palmary work. Br. Horne.

A count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had the superintendence, of a royal household in Germany.

A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of the eyelids. Foster.

gement or display of troops, in full equipments, for inspection or evolutions before some superior officer; a review of troops. Parades are general, regimental, or private (troop, battery, or company), according to the force assembled.

Paradise bird. (Zoöl.) Same as Bird of paradise. Among the most beautiful species are the superb (Lophorina superba); the magnificent (Diphyllodes magnifica); and the six-shafted paradise bird (Parotia sefilata). The long-billed paradise birds (Epimachinæ) also include some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wire…

Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preëminent; as, a paramount duty. "A traitor paramount." Bacon. Lady paramount (Archery), the lady making the best score. -- Lord paramount, the king.

To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry. "Parch in Afric sun." Shak.

To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.

Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Separate or distinct by reason of superiority; distinguished; important; noteworthy; unusual; special; as, he brought no particular news; she was the particular belle of the party.