overpaddingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈpadɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈpædɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, padding n.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + padding n.¹

1. Overlying padding; (in extended use) an overlying layer, a covering. rare.

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1916 J. Wanamaker Speech 4 Nov. in J. H. Appel Business Biogr. J. Wanamaker (1930) xvii. 245 The tall, straight, lithe body of muscle, of nerve and bone, with no overpadding of fat.

1994 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 24 Sept. a7 The floor is relived of its over-padding of clothes, books, papers and cassette tapes.

2. The use of too much padding; the action of padding too much.

ΚΠ

1938 W. B. Otis & M. H. Freedman Surv.-hist. Eng. Lit. xv. 299 Simple language, directness,..psychological insight; overpadding, weak characterization,..somewhat protracted pathetic scenes.

1962 Economist 8 Sept. 925/1 Wasteful overpadding of junior executive posts.

2003 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 6 June s5 The NHL no longer has any choice but to make significant changes to free the game from the bonds of overcoaching and overpadding.

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

单词	overpadding
释义	overpaddingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpadɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈpædɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, padding n.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + padding n.¹ 1. Overlying padding; (in extended use) an overlying layer, a covering. rare. ΚΠ 1916 J. Wanamaker Speech 4 Nov. in J. H. Appel Business Biogr. J. Wanamaker (1930) xvii. 245 The tall, straight, lithe body of muscle, of nerve and bone, with no overpadding of fat. 1994 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 24 Sept. a7 The floor is relived of its over-padding of clothes, books, papers and cassette tapes. 2. The use of too much padding; the action of padding too much. ΚΠ 1938 W. B. Otis & M. H. Freedman Surv.-hist. Eng. Lit. xv. 299 Simple language, directness,..psychological insight; overpadding, weak characterization,..somewhat protracted pathetic scenes. 1962 Economist 8 Sept. 925/1 Wasteful overpadding of junior executive posts. 2003 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 6 June s5 The NHL no longer has any choice but to make significant changes to free the game from the bonds of overcoaching and overpadding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1916
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