different between overfond vs overfold
overfond
English
Alternative forms
- over-fond
Etymology
From over- +? fond
Adjective
overfond (comparative more overfond, superlative most overfond)
- Excessively fond.
Derived terms
- overfondly
- overfondness
overfond From the web:
overfold
English
Etymology
From over- +? fold; in the geological sense, after German Überfaltung (“overfolding”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???v?f??ld/
Noun
overfold (plural overfolds)
- (geology) A fold whereby the strata are forced through an angle of more than 90 degrees, so that younger strata lie below older ones.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 95:
- Thrusts were directed there; major overfolds bulged outwards towards the north.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 95:
Verb
overfold (third-person singular simple present overfolds, present participle overfolding, simple past and past participle overfolded)
- (transitive) To fold excessively.
- 2012, Culture Magazine, Cheese For Dummies (page 305)
- The trick is to not overfold the ingredients; doing so causes the egg whites to deflate, resulting in a flat or soggy soufflé.
- 2012, Culture Magazine, Cheese For Dummies (page 305)
Anagrams
- foldover
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