单词 | overplume |
释义 | overplumev. rare. 1. transitive. To hang over or surmount as with a plume. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < v.1854 |
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