n. [ OE. exces, excess, ecstasy, L. excessus a going out, loss of self-possession, fr. excedere, excessum, to go out, go beyond: cf. F. excès. See Exceed. ]
To gild refined gold, to paint the lily,
To throw a perfume on the violet, . . .
Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
That kills me with excess of grief, this with excess of joy. Walsh. [ 1913 Webster ]
Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess. Eph. v. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thy desire . . . leads to no excess
That reaches blame. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Spherical excess (Geom.),
a. [ Cf. F. excessif. ] Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch. [ 1913 Webster ]
Excessive grief [ is ] the enemy to the living. Shak.
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