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单词 overpainted
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overpaintedadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpeɪntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈpeɪn(t)ᵻd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, painted adj., overpaint v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: In sense 1 < over- prefix + painted adj. In sense 2 < overpaint v. + -ed suffix1.
1. Excessively or over-extravagantly coloured or ornamented; esp. wearing too much make-up.
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1895 P. Hemingway Out of Egypt i. i. 9 Women, underclothed and overpainted.
a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. xvi. 285 The face of the actress was young and pertly pretty, but worn, overpainted, overpowdered and underwashed.
1998 E. Field Frieze for Temple of Love 126 Jeff shook off several over-painted whores with high pompadours.
2. That has been painted over; covered with another layer of paint.
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1967 J. N. Barron Lang. of Painting 195 The painter plans the underpainting to obtain the variety of effects and optical mixtures he wishes in combination with, or in contrast to, the subsequent overpainted layers of paint.
1973 Guardian 16 Mar. 13/5 The National Portrait Gallery is..showing again..the family portrait of Sir Thomas More... The overpainted nineteenth century brown background has been removed.
2002 News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) (Nexis) 16 July When it was discovered removal of the ‘overpainted’ layers left little of the original artwork, trust members decided the new murals should accurately reproduce the originals faithful to history.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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