See Also: roundlet(dictionary)
overheat(1)(dictionary)
overheat(2)(dictionary)
overheat(dictionary)

overheat(2) (iou) and roundlet (iou)


overheat(2) (iou)



overheat verb. LME.
[from OVER- + HEAT verb.]
verb trans. Heat too much, make too hot; fig. excite to excessive warmth of feeling; make too passionate about something. LME.
A. Cross I'm..inclined to attribute Other feelings to my overheated imagination.
b. Produce in (a country's economy) a condition of marked inflation by placing excessive pressure on resources during a period of expansion in demand. Chiefly as overheated ppl adjective, overheating verbal noun. M20.
verb intrans. Become too hot; become overheated. E20.

roundlet (iou)



roundlet noun. Also roundelet. ME.
[Old & mod. French rondelet dim. of rondel ROUNDEL: see -LET.]
A small roundel. ME.
b. Heraldry. A roundel. ME.
A small cask. Cf. RUNLET noun1. ME-M18.