overhung

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overhung - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Overhang \O`ver*hang"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhung; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Overhanging.]
     1. To impend or hang over. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.
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     2. To hang over; to jut or project over. --Pope.
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  Overhung \O"ver*hung"\, a.
     1. Covered over; ornamented with hangings. --Carlyle.
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     2. Suspended from above or from the top.
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     Overhung door, a sliding door, suspended door, suspended
        from the top, as upon rollers.
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