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Overshaded vs Overshaped - What's the difference?

overshaded | overshaped |

As verbs the difference between overshaded and overshaped

is that overshaded is past tense of overshade while overshaped is past tense of overshape.

overshaded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overshade)

    • overshade

    English

    Verb

    (overshad)
  • To cast a shadow over, to overshadow.
  • *1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I:
  • *:as a veil, / Waved and o'ershading her wan cheek, appears / Her streaming hair [...].

    • overshaped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overshape)

    • overshape

    English

    Verb

  • To transform; alter.
  • *2002 , Orson Scott Card, Rebekah :
    • "Why not?" she asked. Trying not to overshape the words. Trying not to say them too fast. Trying not to show how indignant she was at the idea of being left out.
  • To adjust; reshape.
  • *2009 , Bob Smiley, Follow the Roar :
    • This has become the routine this week: start off with a disaster, make some adjustment, and carry on. Yesterday in the media room he explained that because his swing was so off, he had intentionally been “overshaping ” shots during the round.
  • To shape, form, or manipulate excessively.
  • *2008 , Eddie Paul, Sheet Metal Fabrication: Techniques and Tips for Beginners and Pros :
    • Keep checking your progress against the form Wheel lightly and check often so you don't overshape an area.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is overshaped.
  • That which forms or fits over something else.
  • *2009 , Winifred Aldrich, Metric Pattern Cutting for Children's Wear and Babywear :
    • If a wider fitting overshape is required extend the side seam approx. 1–2cm.