overleafadv.adj.
/ˌəʊvəˈliːf/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərˈˌlif/ A. adv.
On the other side of the page or leaf.
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the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > below or hereafter (in a later part of a book, etc.)
hereafterc900
aftereOE
innermorea1387
under1389
underneath1389
hereunder1425
below1645
beneath1668
post1688
infra1740
overleaf1742
therein after1818
over1893
1742 G. Leoni Palladio's Archit. II. 49 [Revising Inigo Jones's text] As I have noted over leaf [a1639 ouer the leafe].
1788 G. Steevens Let. 1 Sept. in T. Warton Corr. (1995) iv. 604 His dedication (a MS likewise) I will add over-leaf, with all its peculiarities of spelling.
1843 J. H. Newman Ess. Miracles 163 (note) Dr. Robinson, as is said over-leaf, cannot escape a bend.
1893 R. S. Ball Story of Sun 259 The picture overleaf exhibits the mare crisium on the Moon.
1929 W. L. Gadd Great Expectations Country xii. 178 However, I give over-leaf a fairly comprehensive list.
1975 A. Price Our Man in Camelot 15 Finsterwald's eye ran on down the page—Continued overleaf.
2002 Which? Feb. 20/2 See the table, overleaf, for more detailed information.
B. adj.
Of a piece of text: written or printed on the other side of the page or leaf. rare.
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1829 R. Southey Let. in Corr. R. Southey with C. Bowles (1881) 154 These overleaf lines are the very bad reason why I have been silent so long.
1985 National Westm. Bank Leaflet NWB 3754 Sept. The Bank offers over 200 services, so the overleaf list is of necessity brief.
1994 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant (Nexis) 15 May g3 An overleaf page notes that all of the characters are based in historical fact.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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