superincumbent

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The Ionic expresses increased lightness, by the interposition of its volute, as if the superincumbent weight had but gently pressed a soft solid into a scroll.

From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander

The levee of her commercial emporium literally trembles, in a frontage of nine miles, beneath the superincumbent masses of merchandise.

From The Slavery Question Speech of Hon. John M. Landrum, of La., Delivered in the House of Representatives, April 27, 1860 by Landrum, John M.

This, we know, is owing to the weight of the superincumbent atmosphere, there being a heavier burden at the surface than at any height above it.

From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)

It was buried up in a mass of superincumbent ruins, and was only brought to light in the course of my laborious excavations.

From Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico by Norman, B. M.

The whole city is built on piles, which sometimes sink into the mud, causing the superincumbent structures to incline forward like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)