overlade

American  

[oh-ver-leyd] / ˌoʊ vərˈleɪd /

verb (used with object)

overladed, overladen, overladed, overlading

1. to overload (usually used in past participleoverladen ).

   a table overladen with rich food.

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Etymology

Origin of overlade

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at over-, lade

Example Sentences

Overhang, ō-vėr-hang′, v.t. to hang over: to project over: to impend: to overlade with ornamentation.—v.i. to hang over.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

"Men," he says, "may overlade a ship or barge, and therefore I will skip at once to the effect, and let all the rest slip."

From Chaucer by Ward, Adolphus William, Sir