overlengthn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈlɛŋθ/,

/ˈəʊvərlɛŋθ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈlɛŋθ/

Forms: see over- prefix and length n.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + length n. With sense B. compare earlier overlong adj.

A. n.

Excessively great length. Also: an instance of this; a part or amount which is surplus to the required length.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > too long duration

overlength1591

1591 in H. Atton & H. H. Holland King's Customs (1908) 459 The Custome of ov^rlengthes and remnaunts of clothes to be transported.

1829 J. Bentham Justice & Codification Petitions iii. 89 The time allowed, is it too long? If yes, then by the overlength is created so much needless delay.

1902 Daily Chron. 17 May 3/3 Over~length means necessarily a surplus of the inessential.

1917 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 47 128 It appears to have been cut off at both ends about ½ inch, or 1·3 cm., longer than the width of the web and the over-lengths woven in.

1988 S. Meredeen Study for Survival & Success (BNC) 70 Identify and correct weaknesses of presentation, argument, expression, style and spelling. Reduce for overlength.

B. adj.

= overlong adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > too long or tedious

overlonga1400

prolixc1425

prolixious1599

tediousa1616

expensive1628

lifelong1746

overlength1941

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > long > long and trailing

trail-side1513

streeling1841

overlength1941

1941 Hispanic Rev. 9 468 Possibly the solution is to consider the line as having one extra syllable; elsewhere there are over-length lines.

1959 J. Halas & R. Manvell Technique Film Animation xviii. 170 If a film..becomes overlength through the addition of essential sound, it is usually better to consider cutting out a complete sequence.

1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 Apr. 537/1 Middlemarch, an over-length novel even by the generous Victorian reckoning.

1995 Which? Feb. 37/3 Have curtains made overlength and bunched on the floor.

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

单词	overlength
释义	overlengthn.adj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈlɛŋθ/, /ˈəʊvərlɛŋθ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈlɛŋθ/ Forms: see over- prefix and length n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, length n. Etymology: < over- prefix + length n. With sense B. compare earlier overlong adj. A. n. Excessively great length. Also: an instance of this; a part or amount which is surplus to the required length. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > too long duration overlength1591 1591 in H. Atton & H. H. Holland King's Customs (1908) 459 The Custome of ov^rlengthes and remnaunts of clothes to be transported. 1829 J. Bentham Justice & Codification Petitions iii. 89 The time allowed, is it too long? If yes, then by the overlength is created so much needless delay. 1902 Daily Chron. 17 May 3/3 Over~length means necessarily a surplus of the inessential. 1917 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 47 128 It appears to have been cut off at both ends about ½ inch, or 1·3 cm., longer than the width of the web and the over-lengths woven in. 1988 S. Meredeen Study for Survival & Success (BNC) 70 Identify and correct weaknesses of presentation, argument, expression, style and spelling. Reduce for overlength. B. adj. = overlong adj. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > too long or tedious overlonga1400 prolixc1425 prolixious1599 tediousa1616 expensive1628 lifelong1746 overlength1941 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > long > long and trailing trail-side1513 streeling1841 overlength1941 1941 Hispanic Rev. 9 468 Possibly the solution is to consider the line as having one extra syllable; elsewhere there are over-length lines. 1959 J. Halas & R. Manvell Technique Film Animation xviii. 170 If a film..becomes overlength through the addition of essential sound, it is usually better to consider cutting out a complete sequence. 1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 Apr. 537/1 Middlemarch, an over-length novel even by the generous Victorian reckoning. 1995 Which? Feb. 37/3 Have curtains made overlength and bunched on the floor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1591
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