over-shoesadv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈʃuːz/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈʃuz/

Forms:

α. 1500s overshooes, 1600s ouer-shooes, 1700s– over-shoes; also Scottish 1800s ower shoon.

β. 1700s–1800s over-shoe Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈʃuː/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈʃu/.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over prep., shoe n., over- prefix.

Etymology: < over prep. + the plural of shoe n. Compare over shoes, over boots at boot n.³ 1b. In β form re-formed < over- prefix + shoe n.

Now rare.

Above the level of one's shoes. Also figurative: wholeheartedly, to the fullest extent, without restraint.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adverb] > up to specific depth

over (the) shoes1518

over-shoes1579

ankle-deep1597

overhead1631

neck-deepa1804

nave-deep1882

1579 S. Gosson Apol. Schoole of Abuse in Ephemerides Phialo f. 92^v I beseech them to looke to their footing, that run ouershooes in al these vanities.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) iii. ii. 105 A man may goe ouer-shooes in the grime of it.

1778 I. Angell Diary (1897) 31 It cleared off in the night with Snow about over Shoe.

a1790 B. Franklin Autobiogr. iii, in Writings (1987) 1425 Once in the Market they had firm Footing, but were often over Shoes in Dirt to get there.

1856 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 24 June in Writings (1906) VIII. viii. 386 Went off to Nelson's Island..by a long, very narrow bar (fifty rods as I paced it), in some places the water over shoes and the sand commonly only three or four feet wide.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles II. xxiii. 21 The result of the rain had been to flood the lane over-shoe.

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

单词	over-shoes
释义	over-shoesadv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːz/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈʃuz/ Forms: α. 1500s overshooes, 1600s ouer-shooes, 1700s– over-shoes; also Scottish 1800s ower shoon. β. 1700s–1800s over-shoe Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈʃuː/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈʃu/. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over prep., shoe n., over- prefix. Etymology: < over prep. + the plural of shoe n. Compare over shoes, over boots at boot n.³ 1b. In β form re-formed < over- prefix + shoe n. Now rare. Above the level of one's shoes. Also figurative: wholeheartedly, to the fullest extent, without restraint. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adverb] > up to specific depth over (the) shoes1518 over-shoes1579 ankle-deep1597 overhead1631 neck-deepa1804 nave-deep1882 1579 S. Gosson Apol. Schoole of Abuse in Ephemerides Phialo f. 92^v I beseech them to looke to their footing, that run ouershooes in al these vanities. a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) iii. ii. 105 A man may goe ouer-shooes in the grime of it. View more context for this quotation 1778 I. Angell Diary (1897) 31 It cleared off in the night with Snow about over Shoe. a1790 B. Franklin Autobiogr. iii, in Writings (1987) 1425 Once in the Market they had firm Footing, but were often over Shoes in Dirt to get there. 1856 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 24 June in Writings (1906) VIII. viii. 386 Went off to Nelson's Island..by a long, very narrow bar (fifty rods as I paced it), in some places the water over shoes and the sand commonly only three or four feet wide. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles II. xxiii. 21 The result of the rain had been to flood the lane over-shoe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1579
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