Both Uses of
overture
in
Gone with the Wind
- Because she was too exhausted by her anger to do otherwise, Scarlett sulkily promised and went home, haughtily refusing any overtures of peace from her household.†
Chpt 4.42
- For comfort, he made overtures to the honeycolored cat which lay on the sunny window sill in the front hall.†
Chpt 5.50 *
Definition:
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(overture as in: she made an overture) a tentative suggestion designed to draw out the reactions of others with the hope of developing something more substantial