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单词 overplume
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overplumev.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpluːm/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈplum/
Forms: see over- prefix and plume v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, plume v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + plume v.
rare.
1. transitive. To hang over or surmount as with a plume.
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the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > overhang [verb (transitive)]
overhangOE
overdight1581
overdrip1587
overwhelm1593
overdrop1608
juttya1616
overbrow1718
overlean1827
overplume1854
overlop1893
oversail1912
1854 J. D. Burns Vision Prophecy 97 Orange-groves Overplumed here and there by some tall palms.
1891 F. Tennyson Daphne 72 It shows her, far below beneath a rock O'er-plumed with rosebrier.
2. transitive (reflexive). To plume oneself to excess.
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the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > make ostentatious display [verb (reflexive)]
to feat oneself fortha1400
peacocka1586
venditate1600
air1828
overplume1890
spread1891
showboat1984
1890 Temple Bar Nov. 429 Determined that I should not overplume myself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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