overbowerv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈbaʊə/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈbaʊ(ə)r/

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + either bower n.¹ or bower v. Compare earlier overbowering adj.

Chiefly poetic. Now rare.

transitive. To form a bower or bower-like arch over.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > form curved surface [verb (transitive)] > like vault or dome > over something

concave1652

overbower1807

1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. 220 A part [of a road] which was almost completely overbowered.

1870 F. Kilvert Diary 9 July (1947) 52 It is a pretty lane this Bird's Nest lane, very shady and quiet, narrow and overbowered here and there with arching wyches and hazels.

a1892 A. Tennyson Wks. (1907–8) 130 Gliding thro' the branches overbower'd The naked Three, were wither'd long ago.

1991 G. Hildebrand Wright Space 114 The geologically associated earth-evoking refuge is overbowered only by the redwood beams holding the diaphanous and movable canvas; otherwise all above is sky.

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

单词	overbower
释义	overbowerv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbaʊə/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbaʊ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, bower n.¹, bower v. Etymology: < over- prefix + either bower n.¹ or bower v. Compare earlier overbowering adj. Chiefly poetic. Now rare. transitive. To form a bower or bower-like arch over. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > form curved surface [verb (transitive)] > like vault or dome > over something concave1652 overbower1807 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. 220 A part [of a road] which was almost completely overbowered. 1870 F. Kilvert Diary 9 July (1947) 52 It is a pretty lane this Bird's Nest lane, very shady and quiet, narrow and overbowered here and there with arching wyches and hazels. a1892 A. Tennyson Wks. (1907–8) 130 Gliding thro' the branches overbower'd The naked Three, were wither'd long ago. 1991 G. Hildebrand Wright Space 114 The geologically associated earth-evoking refuge is overbowered only by the redwood beams holding the diaphanous and movable canvas; otherwise all above is sky. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1807
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