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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  overt \o"vert\ ([=o]*v[~e]rt" or [=o]"v[~e]rt), a. [OF. overt,
     F. ouvert, p. p. of OF. ovrir, F. ouvrir, to open, of
     uncertain origin; cf. It. aprire, OIt. also oprire, L.
     aperire to open, operire to cover, deoperire to uncover.
     Perh. from L. aperire influenced by F. couvrir to cover. Cf.
     Aperient, Cover.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Open to view; public; apparent; manifest. Opposite of
        hidden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praise.
                                                    --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Law) Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act
        of treason. --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              No person shall be convicted of treason unless on
              the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt
              act, or on confession in open court. --Constitution
        of the U. S.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In criminal law, an overt act is an open act done in
           pursuance and manifestation of a criminal design; the
           mere design or intent not being punishable without such
           act. In English law, market overt is an open market; a
           pound overt is an open, uncovered pound.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Letter \Let"ter\, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L.
     littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing,
     literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub
     over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by
     graving the characters upon tablets smeared over or covered
     with wax. --Pliny, xiii. 11. See Liniment, and cf.
     Literal.]
     1. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound,
        or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a
        first element of written language.
  
              And a superscription also was written over him in
              letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. --Luke
                                                    xxiii. 38.
  
     2. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in
        intelligible characters on something adapted to
        conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.
  
              The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and
              natural.                              --Walsh.
  
     3. A writing; an inscription. [Obs.]
  
              None could expound what this letter meant.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
     4. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact
        signification or requirement.
  
              We must observe the letter of the law, without doing
              violence to the reason of the law and the intention
              of the lawgiver.                      --Jer. Taylor.
  
              I broke the letter of it to keep the sense.
                                                    --Tennyson.
  
     5. (Print.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of
        type.
  
              Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing
              house, and that famous letter so much esteemed.
                                                    --Evelyn.
  
     6. pl. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.
  
     7. pl. A letter; an epistle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     Dead letter, Drop letter, etc. See under Dead, Drop,
        etc.
  
     Letter book, a book in which copies of letters are kept.
  
     Letter box, a box for the reception of letters to be mailed
        or delivered.
  
     Letter carrier, a person who carries letters; a postman;
        specif., an officer of the post office who carries letters
        to the persons to whom they are addressed, and collects
        letters to be mailed.
  
     Letter cutter, one who engraves letters or letter punches.
        
  
     Letter lock, a lock that can not be opened when fastened,
        unless certain movable lettered rings or disks forming a
        part of it are in such a position (indicated by a
        particular combination of the letters) as to permit the
        bolt to be withdrawn.
  
              A strange lock that opens with AMEN.  --Beau. & Fl.
  
     Letter paper, paper for writing letters on; especially, a
        size of paper intermediate between note paper and
        foolscap. See Paper.
  
     Letter punch, a steel punch with a letter engraved on the
        end, used in making the matrices for type.
  
     Letters of administration (Law), the instrument by which an
        administrator or administratrix is authorized to
        administer the goods and estate of a deceased person.
  
     Letter of attorney, Letter of credit, etc. See under
        Attorney, Credit, etc.
  
     Letter of license, a paper by which creditors extend a
        debtor's time for paying his debts.
  
     Letters close or clause (Eng. Law.), letters or writs
        directed to particular persons for particular purposes,
        and hence closed or sealed on the outside; --
        distinguished from letters patent. --Burrill.
  
     Letters of orders (Eccl.), a document duly signed and
        sealed, by which a bishop makes it known that he has
        regularly ordained a certain person as priest, deacon,
        etc.
  
     Letters patent, overt, or open (Eng. Law), a writing
        executed and sealed, by which power and authority are
        granted to a person to do some act, or enjoy some right;
        as, letters patent under the seal of England.
  
     Letter-sheet envelope, a stamped sheet of letter paper
        issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed
        for transmission by mail without an envelope.
  
     Letters testamentary (Law), an instrument granted by the
        proper officer to an executor after probate of a will,
        authorizing him to act as executor.
  
     Letter writer.
        (a) One who writes letters.
        (b) A machine for copying letters.
        (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of
            letters.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Overt \O"vert\, a. [OF. overt, F. ouvert, p. p. of OF. ovrir, F.
     ouvrir, to open, of uncertain origin; cf. It. aprire, OIt.
     also oprire, L. aperire to open, operire to cover, deoperire
     to uncover. Perch. from L. aperire influenced by F. couvrir
     to cover. Cf. Aperient, Cover.]
     1. Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.
  
              Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praise.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
     2. (Law) Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act
        of treason. --Macaulay.
  
              No person shall be convicted of treason unless on
              the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt
              act, or on confession in open court. --Constitution
        of the U. S.
  
     Note: In criminal law, an overt act is an open done in
           pursuance and manifestation of a criminal design; the
           mere design or intent not being punishable without such
           act. In English law, market overt is an open market; a
           pound overt is an open, uncovered pound.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  overt
       adj : open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie";
             "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering" [syn:
              open] [ant: covert]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overt
     Αγγλικά a.
     ανοιχτός, όχι κρυμμένος ή καλυμμένος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overt
     Old French vb.
     (past participle of fro ovrir nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  overt
     a.
     1 open and not concealed#Adjective or secret#Adjective.
     2 (lb en heraldry) (1: disclosed).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  overt
     Old French vb.
     (past participle of fro ovrir nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  overt
     Old French vb.
     (past participle of fro ovrir nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overt
     Englanti a.
     avoin, peittelemätön

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overt
     Engelska a.
     öppen, offentlig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Overt /əʊvˈɜːt/
  علني

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  overt //oʊˈvɚt// //ə(ʊ)ˈvɜːt// //ˈoʊvɚt// //ˈəʊvə(ː)t// 
  открит, явен
  open and not concealed or secret