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单词 overline
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overlinen.

Brit. /ˈəʊvəˌlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌlaɪn/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, line n.2
Etymology: < over- prefix + line n.2; in sense 1 after overline v.1
1. A horizontal line drawn or printed above a line of text, mathematical symbol, etc. Cf. underline n. 2a.
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1899 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 62 693 The places of welding are indicated by under-lines and over-lines.
1913 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 44 42 The [abbreviation] mark, when occurring in the earliest papyri, is a point, sometimes an angle, sometimes an overline.
1947 Math. Tables & Other Aids Computation 2 311 The overline on 9973340 should be deleted.
2002 Canad. Chem. News (Nexis) 1 June 17 You may find that the line space starts increasing to make room for these overlines.
2. A caption set above an illustration, esp. in a newspaper or periodical. Also: a less prominent line of text set above the headline in a newspaper.
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society > communication > printing > printed matter > arrangement or appearance of printed matter > [noun] > heading > types of heading
epigraph1633
under-title1687
subhead1744
side head1822
catchword1833
side heading1836
subject line1836
subheading1842
catchline1845
subject heading1853
cut-line1883
box head1899
caption1923
overline1923
underline1924
strap1960
strap-line1960
1923 W. G. Bleyer Newspaper Writing & Editing (rev. ed.) xi. 303 Explanatory matter to be printed in type below a cut is called a caption, that to appear above the cut an overline.
1957 A. E. Rowse Slanted News iii. 67 The article was nothing more than a frontpage editorial, with little to distinguish it from a news story in appearance except extra large type and the overline at the top, ‘Editor's Report’.
1971 F. K. Baskette & J. Z. Sissors Art of Editing x. 203 Picture texts are known by many names—cutlines, captions, underlines (or overlines), legends.
1990 Washington Journalism Rev. May 48/4 Headlines do not usually have decks, but may have short overlines that create additional white space.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overlinev.1

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərˈˌlaɪn/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, line v.2
Etymology: < over- prefix + line v.2, perhaps after underline v.2 Compare overlining n.
transitive. To draw a line over or above (a piece of writing, mathematical symbol, etc.) (cf. underline v.2 1a). Also: to insert (a translation, correction, etc.) above a line of text.In quot. 1845: †to trace the lines of (a drawing) on an overlying sheet (obsolete).
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society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > punctuate [verb (transitive)] > underline, overline, etc.
underline1721
understroke1732
underscore1770
underdraw1799
overline1845
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > translation > translate [verb (transitive)] > insert between lines
overline1845
pave1877
society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > literary criticism > commentary > write commentary on [verb (transitive)] > gloss > interlinear
interline1676
overline1845
1845 Amer. Whig Rev. Mar. 273/2 You see that the Scaup Ducks have been accurately overlined, then lifted up from the original ‘grounding’ and let down upon a new one.
1853 D. Rock Church our Fathers III. ii. 14 Latin hymns over~lined with an Anglo-Saxon translation.
1879 Proc. London Math. Soc. 10 21 The terms under-lined and over-lined may both be omitted.
1944 Geogr. Rev. 34 226 Recorded maximum and minimum percentages are respectively overlined and underlined.
1988 National Law Jrnl. (Nexis) 13 Mar. 13 Many of them [sc. trial lawyers] read only the parts that paralegals have overlined in colored ink.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overlinev.2

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, line v.1
Etymology: < over- prefix + line v.1
Obsolete.
transitive. To cover with a second layer of material.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > coat or cover with a layer [verb (transitive)] > with a second layer
overline1853
1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xl. 365 Rough Guernsey frock, overlined by a red flannel shirt.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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