overblownadj.¹

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈbləʊn/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈbloʊn/

Forms: see over- prefix and blown adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, blown adj.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + blown adj.¹ In senses 2 and 3 after overblow v.¹

1. Inflated with conceit or vanity; overdone, exaggerated; pretentious. Also (of speech, writing, music, etc.): overstated, florid, overindulgent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > swelling or inflation with pride > [adjective]

to-bollenc1175

bolledc1375

bolnedc1380

swollenc1386

blown1483

puffed?a1500

inflate?1504

bellieda1533

bladder-puffed1549

uppuffed1573

huffling1582

swellinga1586

upblown1590

tumorous1603

windy1603

windy-headed1603

huffed1605

flown1606

huff-pufft1608

puff-pasted1610

turgid1620

turgent1621

high-blown1623

tympanous1625

bladdered1633

tympaneda1634

tumoured1635

tympanied1637

enormous1641

over-leaven1648

flatulent1658

tympany-like1658

huffy1677

tumefied1677

blubbered1699

full-blown1699

bloated1731

tympanitical1772

inflated1785

pompholygous1855

overblown1864

forblown-

1616 B. Jonson Epigrammes xcvii, in Wks. I. 798 His rosie tyes and garters so ore-blowne.

1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton iii. 92 Overblown with self-conceit, the Romans refused him.

1877 J. A. Symonds Fine Arts in Renaissance in Italy (1882) III. x. 490 In a style of over-blown but gorgeous Raphaelism.

1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iii. 55 The empty mind may float lightly in the full moonshine of o'erblown affluence.

1962 Life 23 Feb. 4/1 General David M. Shoup, commandant of the U.S. Marines, helped cut an overblown issue down to size.

2001 Sight & Sound Sept. 28/2 The world leaders and their overblown delegations were assembled.

2. Metallurgy. Of or involving the application of too long a blast during the Bessemer steel process; (of metal) subjected to too long a blast in a furnace.If the blast is continued after all the carbon has been removed from the metal, it becomes oxidized and may be damaged as a result.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > steel > [adjective] > processed in other manners

overblown1879

killed1884

cogged1888

fluid-compressed1888

sorbitized1927

flat-rolled1935

1879 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 156 The paper admitted that ferrous oxide was employed in the process, and he should wish to ask..how much of it was produced by oxidation in an overblown charge.

1946 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 152 9 p A later shut-off results in overblown metal.

1951 G. R. Bashforth Manuf. Iron & Steel II. ii. 21 It is claimed that this application has reduced the likelihood of over~blown heats and considerably improved the control of quality.

1958 A. D. Merriman Dict. Metall. 222/2 If the blast is allowed to continue after this, oxidation of part of the iron occurs and the charge is then overblown.

3. Music and Acoustics. Relating to or produced by overblowing (see overblow v.¹ 6).

ΚΠ

1926 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 112 527 At 5 inches pressure both fundamental and second harmonic were sounding well; at 10 inches only the latter could be heard, so that this curve represents the ‘overblown’ state.

1955 Sci. Monthly Apr. 223/1 This ‘bridge portion’ between the lower and upper (overblown) register is the weakest feature of the instrument [sc. the clarinet].

1983 Sci. Amer. Jan. 92/1 These overblown or underblown pipe sounds..are not exploited in pipe organs except for special effects.

1984 Electronics & Mus. Maker June 66 There are..two elements to most woodwind sounds—the tone and the breath. This is particularly true of overblown instruments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overblownadj.²

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈbləʊn/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈbloʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, blown adj.²

Etymology: < over- prefix + blown adj.²

Of a plant, etc., esp. a flower: more than full-blown, past its best. Also figurative and in figurative context (usually of a woman, her looks, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom > in bloom > excessively

overblowna1625

a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta v. i, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Mmmmm3/1 Thus over-blown, and seeded, I am rather Fit to adorn his Chimney, then his bed.

1776 G. White Jrnl. 20 June (1970) ix. 125 Cut my St. foin; a large burden: rather over-blown: the nineth crop.

1786 F. Pilon He would be Soldier ii. 18 Either from necessity, or choice, she hung like an overblown rose on the virgin thorn, full four and thirty years waiting for me.

a1804 J. Tobin Honey Moon (1805) ii. iii. 34 Well, sir; I am not yet so overblown But I may hang some time upon the tree, And still be worth the plucking.

1845 N. P. Willis Dashes at Life with Free Pencil iii. 150 A tree..had been borne to the earth and partly uprooted by the falling across it of an overblown and gigantic pine.

1891 Overland Monthly Mar. 262/2 The petals of the overblown rose fell at once.

1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist v. 260 The great overblown scarlet flowers of the tattered wallpaper.

1960 P. Gallico Mrs. Harris goes to N.Y. 178 Tired greens, dispirited cabbages and overblown sprouts.

1983 S. Rushdie Shame iii. vii. 118 The streets were full of..young men who had been drawn to the painted lady by her overblown charms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overblown
释义	overblownadj.¹ Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbləʊn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbloʊn/ Forms: see over- prefix and blown adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, blown adj.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + blown adj.¹ In senses 2 and 3 after overblow v.¹ 1. Inflated with conceit or vanity; overdone, exaggerated; pretentious. Also (of speech, writing, music, etc.): overstated, florid, overindulgent. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > swelling or inflation with pride > [adjective] to-bollenc1175 bolledc1375 bolnedc1380 swollenc1386 blown1483 puffed?a1500 inflate?1504 bellieda1533 bladder-puffed1549 uppuffed1573 huffling1582 swellinga1586 upblown1590 tumorous1603 windy1603 windy-headed1603 huffed1605 flown1606 huff-pufft1608 puff-pasted1610 turgid1620 turgent1621 high-blown1623 tympanous1625 bladdered1633 tympaneda1634 tumoured1635 tympanied1637 enormous1641 over-leaven1648 flatulent1658 tympany-like1658 huffy1677 tumefied1677 blubbered1699 full-blown1699 bloated1731 tympanitical1772 inflated1785 pompholygous1855 overblown1864 forblown- 1616 B. Jonson Epigrammes xcvii, in Wks. I. 798 His rosie tyes and garters so ore-blowne. 1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton iii. 92 Overblown with self-conceit, the Romans refused him. 1877 J. A. Symonds Fine Arts in Renaissance in Italy (1882) III. x. 490 In a style of over-blown but gorgeous Raphaelism. 1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iii. 55 The empty mind may float lightly in the full moonshine of o'erblown affluence. 1962 Life 23 Feb. 4/1 General David M. Shoup, commandant of the U.S. Marines, helped cut an overblown issue down to size. 2001 Sight & Sound Sept. 28/2 The world leaders and their overblown delegations were assembled. 2. Metallurgy. Of or involving the application of too long a blast during the Bessemer steel process; (of metal) subjected to too long a blast in a furnace.If the blast is continued after all the carbon has been removed from the metal, it becomes oxidized and may be damaged as a result. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > steel > [adjective] > processed in other manners overblown1879 killed1884 cogged1888 fluid-compressed1888 sorbitized1927 flat-rolled1935 1879 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 156 The paper admitted that ferrous oxide was employed in the process, and he should wish to ask..how much of it was produced by oxidation in an overblown charge. 1946 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 152 9 p A later shut-off results in overblown metal. 1951 G. R. Bashforth Manuf. Iron & Steel II. ii. 21 It is claimed that this application has reduced the likelihood of over~blown heats and considerably improved the control of quality. 1958 A. D. Merriman Dict. Metall. 222/2 If the blast is allowed to continue after this, oxidation of part of the iron occurs and the charge is then overblown. 3. Music and Acoustics. Relating to or produced by overblowing (see overblow v.¹ 6). ΚΠ 1926 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 112 527 At 5 inches pressure both fundamental and second harmonic were sounding well; at 10 inches only the latter could be heard, so that this curve represents the ‘overblown’ state. 1955 Sci. Monthly Apr. 223/1 This ‘bridge portion’ between the lower and upper (overblown) register is the weakest feature of the instrument [sc. the clarinet]. 1983 Sci. Amer. Jan. 92/1 These overblown or underblown pipe sounds..are not exploited in pipe organs except for special effects. 1984 Electronics & Mus. Maker June 66 There are..two elements to most woodwind sounds—the tone and the breath. This is particularly true of overblown instruments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overblownadj.² Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbləʊn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbloʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, blown adj.² Etymology: < over- prefix + blown adj.² Of a plant, etc., esp. a flower: more than full-blown, past its best. Also figurative and in figurative context (usually of a woman, her looks, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom > in bloom > excessively overblowna1625 a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta v. i, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Mmmmm3/1 Thus over-blown, and seeded, I am rather Fit to adorn his Chimney, then his bed. 1776 G. White Jrnl. 20 June (1970) ix. 125 Cut my St. foin; a large burden: rather over-blown: the nineth crop. 1786 F. Pilon He would be Soldier ii. 18 Either from necessity, or choice, she hung like an overblown rose on the virgin thorn, full four and thirty years waiting for me. a1804 J. Tobin Honey Moon (1805) ii. iii. 34 Well, sir; I am not yet so overblown But I may hang some time upon the tree, And still be worth the plucking. 1845 N. P. Willis Dashes at Life with Free Pencil iii. 150 A tree..had been borne to the earth and partly uprooted by the falling across it of an overblown and gigantic pine. 1891 Overland Monthly Mar. 262/2 The petals of the overblown rose fell at once. 1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist v. 260 The great overblown scarlet flowers of the tattered wallpaper. 1960 P. Gallico Mrs. Harris goes to N.Y. 178 Tired greens, dispirited cabbages and overblown sprouts. 1983 S. Rushdie Shame iii. vii. 118 The streets were full of..young men who had been drawn to the painted lady by her overblown charms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1616adj.²a1625
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