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▪ I. overarch, n.|əʊvərˈɑːtʃ|
[over- 1, or f. next.]
An arching over, an arch overhead.
1884J. Tait Mind in Matter (1892) 91 There is..the ordinary over-arch of blue sky or gray cloud. 1889F. M. Peard Paul's Sister I. ix. 236 He..knew the warm red of the banks; the over-arch of the trees.
▪ II. overarch, v.|əʊvərˈɑːtʃ|
[over- 1.]
1. trans. To arch over, to bend over in or like an arch, to form an arch over.
1667Milton P.L. i. 304 In Vallombrosa, where th' Etrurian shades High overarch't imbowr. Ibid. ix. 1107 A Pillard shade High overarch't, and echoing Walks between. 1784Cowper Task vi. 71 Under oaks and elms, Whose out⁓spread branches overarch the glade. 1878Spurgeon Treas. Dav. Ps. cviii. 4 As the heavens over-arch the whole earth.
2. intr. See overarching ppl. a.
So overˈarching vbl. n., an arching over.
1893E. L. Wakeman in Columbus (Ohio) Disp. 20 Apr., High overarchings of ancient ash trees. |