Meanings
comparative more overwinded · superlative most overwinded
- entertainmentOf a musical instrument: provided with too much air or wind.
[…] the pressure of wind is too much, the tone being forced or overwinded; […]
1895, The Organist and Choirmaster, volume 3, page 431 more example
The diapasons, very much overwinded, as I venture to think, puff and whistle to the exclusion of all other sounds.
1890, Proceedings of the Musical Association, volume 16, Great Britain: Musical Association, page 154
Origin
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