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The act of sprinkling or scattering. [Obs.]

Half transparent; imperfectly clear; semipellucid.

To disperse. [Obs.] Spenser.

Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the sacrum.

The act of leaping on anything. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Leaping upon. [Obs.]

An acid salt. See Acid salt (a), under Salt, n.

To add to beyond saturation; as, to supersaturate a solution.

The operation of supersaturating, or the state of being supersaturated.

e; to write a name, address, or the like, on the outside or cover of (anything); as, to superscribe a letter.

Superscription. [Obs.] "I will overglance the superscript." Shak.

The act of superscribing.

Being above the world, or secular things. Bp. Hall.

To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer.

A writ of command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings under another writ. Blackstone.

The act of superseding, or setting aside; supersession; as, the supersedure of trial by jury. A. Hamilton.

sown. [Obs.] That can not be done with joy, when it shall be indifferent to any man to superseminate what he please. Jer. Taylor.

The sowing of seed over seed previously sown. [Obs.] Abp. Bramhall.

Beyond the reach of the senses; above the natural powers of perception.

Excessively sensitive; morbidly sensitive. -- Su`per*sen"si*tive*ness, n.