overbrimn.
/ˈəʊvəbrɪm/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌbrɪm/ rare.
A trimming on the brim of a hat.
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1930 Morning Post 17 June 7 (advt.) Picture hat of black tulle edged with crinoline; overbrim of beige lace.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
overbrimv.
/ˌəʊvəˈbrɪm/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbrɪm/ 1. intransitive. Of a container: to overflow at the brim, to brim over (with); (of a liquid) to overflow the brim of a vessel. Frequently figurative and in extended use (esp. of the eyes or tears).
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid which has been emitted > overflow > [verb (intransitive)] > of a vessel
overfloweOE
runc1225
overruna1450
to run over1530
shed1601
overbrim1607
to set over1608
to well over1843
1607 W. Barksted Mirrha sig. D5 And ere night you will..orebrim with your teares.
1817 W. Scott Harold iii. viii. 92 When 'gins that rage to over-brim.
1826 W. Scott Woodstock III. v. 144 If the pitcher shall overbrim with water.
1857 Harper's Mag. Jan. 203/2 My life, for a time, seemed to overbrim with gladness.
1880 T. E. Webb tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust iii. viii. 172 Whene'er he drained its measure, His eyes would overbrim.
1977 R. Rendell Judgement in Stone (1979) x. 73 The hedges overbrimmed with leaves.
1993 Time Out 31 Mar. 108/4 Becky Lumb plays an amiable Fanny, overbrimming with the lust for life.
2. transitive. Of a liquid: to flow over the brim of (a container). Frequently figurative and in extended use (esp. of tears).
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid which has been emitted > overflow > [verb (transitive)] > over the brim, side, or edge
overflow1548
overbrim1818
overwell1864
overlip1872
overdrip1897
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [verb (transitive)] > move beyond > spill over the edge of
overflow1548
overswell1597
overbrim1818
overspill1855
overwell1864
overlip1872
overdrip1897
1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 10 Each having a white wicker over brimm'd With April's tender younglings.
1858 Ladies' Repository Mar. 154/2 This was the drop that overbrimmed the cup.
1871 R. Browning Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau 40 The liquor that o'erbrims the cup.
1889 Harper's Mag. Oct. 751/1 When she came close enough for him to see the moisture that overbrimmed her clear eyes.
1901 A. E. W. Mason Clementina xiii. 156 The tears overbrimmed her eyes & rolled down her cheeks.
1981 A. Waterman Out of Elements iii. 82 Shelves are fixed to walls, and loaded; toys overbrim their box.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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