overliningn.
/ˌəʊvəˈlʌɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈlaɪnɪŋ/ The drawing or printing of lines over or above a piece of text, mathematical symbol, etc. Also: lines so drawn or printed.In quot. 1845: †the tracing of the lines of a drawing on an overlying sheet, so as to reproduce it (obsolete).
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1845 Amer. Whig Rev. Mar. 273/1 In this case Mr. Gould has actually lined his drawing over the other, instead of copying... To escape the charge of over-lining again, he carries the twig from which his bird stoops, across the body, at a slightly different angle.
1900 Athenæum 21 July 84/2 The latest (redactional) changes in the respective documents..are marked by overlining.
1965 Jrnl. Soc. Industr. & Appl. Math. 2 117 Minimal or maximal values are indicated by underlining or overlining.
1997 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 34 1034 Overlining indicates a mean.
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- in , with the twinkling of an eye
- in , with twinkling of an eye
- in , within, out of shot
- in a = one tale
- in a ample measure
- in a awkward spot
- in a bad skin
- in a bad spot
- in a bad way
- in a big way
- in a bind
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- in a body
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- in a braid
- in a breeze
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- in a case for
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- in a certain condition
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- in a certain, delicate, interesting, or particular condition
- in a clap
- in a class of one's own