单词 | over-picture |
释义 | † over-picturev. Obsolete. rare. 1. transitive. To surpass in depiction; to depict or describe with exaggeration. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)] > in representation paintc1390 fucate1535 flatter1581 embroider1614 over-picturea1616 heighten1731 overpaint1749 overtell1755 overcolour1811 overdrawa1817 dramatize1823 sensationalize1863 overdress1866 a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. ii. 207 She did lye In her Pauillion, cloth of Gold, of Tissue, O're-picturing that Venus, where we see The fancie out-worke Nature. View more context for this quotation 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 406 The beautiful rural cemetery..which Willis has..a little over-pictured. 2. transitive. To cover with pictures. (In quot. 1850 figurative.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > [verb (transitive)] > cover with pictures porturec1535 over-picture1850 1850 ‘S. Yendys’ Roman vii. 120 The future years..with the unborn dead o'er-pictured. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < v.a1616 |
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