Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OWERCLAD, ppl.adj. Also -cled (Sh. 1964). Sc. form of obs. Eng. overclad, fig., covered over, overspread. Chiefly poet.Sc. 1724 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) II. 15:
Your fertile Plains . . . O'erclad with Corns, with Groves, and many a Mead.Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 168:
The roofs, ilk spire, the great mid-steeple, Were buzzin' and owrclad wi' people.
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