overmostadj.n.adv.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌmoʊst/

Forms: see over adj. and -most suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over adj., -most suffix.

Etymology: < over adj. + -most suffix. Compare earlier ovemest (and variants) s.v. umest adj. and n., and also overest adj. Compare overmore adj.

Now rare (archaic and English regional (northern and midlands) in later use).

A. adj.

Uppermost, highest; (of clothing, etc.) outermost. Cf. overest adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > in highest position

highestOE

umestOE

overesta1325

upperestc1374

overmosta1382

supremec1487

upmost1488

uppermostc1500

highermost1593

top1595

topmost1697

headmost1758

culminant1849

tip-topmost1937

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Exod. xxv. 7 A prestys ouermost [a1425 Corpus Oxf. ouermest] cloþing..we clepen a cope.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 227 (MED) Of þat piler in an arche beeþ vers i-write..nameliche of þe ouermest stone.

a1425 (?c1375) N. Homily Legendary (Harl.) in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 6 (MED) His ouermast clothes þan of he did.

c1475 (a1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 340 An harpe haþe þre partis of hym: þe ouermost in which ben stringis wrastid.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vi. iv. 20 Of thar [sc. steers'] top, betwix the hornys twa, The ovirmast [1553 ouermest] haris hass scho pullit awa.

1543 R. Record Ground of Artes f. 121 Take that ouermost lyne..as yf it were the lowest lyne.

1549 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Stirling (1887) I. 55 Anent the tua uvirmest lychtis.

1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xxiii. 145 To plant it in the Over-most and fattest Earth.

1669 Philos. Trans. 1668 (Royal Soc.) 3 854 The Stem cut off near the overmost Joynt.

1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua 606 Gwon to th' uvvermost leasow.

1868–9 Proc. Royal Soc. 17 131 We found a number of large fish fragments..constituting the overmost layer of what I in my ‘Geology of Spitzbergen’ called Hecla block-formation.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Owermost, uppermost.

1912 C. A. Smith Star-treader 12 Ere from the overmost Aggressive mountain-cusp, She [sc. the moon] slip to the lower dark.

B. n.

The uppermost or outermost part; a person who or thing which is uppermost. Cf. overest n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > upper part > top piece or part

overmosta1382

overesta1400

topple14..

uppermost1484

topgallant1581

upmost1589

crownwork1594

heading1665

battlement1667

crowning1692

crown piece1766

surmounting1812

crista1849

surmount1879

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1969) Isa. xiii. 5 Fro þe ouermest [a1382 Douce 369(1) ouermost; a1425 L.V. hiȝnesse; L. summitate] of heuene.

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 140 Apostemes in þe depenesse and in þe ouermest [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. superficitee; L. superficie] of þe eeres be cured in þe bygynnynge wiþ some esy repercussyues.

a1500 ( Pilgrimage of Soul (Egerton) (1953) i. iv. f. 5 The ouermost of the erthe was most cleer.

a1500 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Wellcome) f. 9 (MED) Iueles bules with grustus..if thei be in þe ouermast of the lyme [L. in superficie membri], speciale of þe flesshe, thei bethe cankers as saithe Auysenne.

1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 390/2 [West Yorkshire] T' ou·əməst on əm.

C. adv.

English regional. Uppermost. rare.

ΚΠ

1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. at Uvvermost Mind 'ow yo' put'n them things i' the drawer, an' keep the Maister's collars uvvermost.

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

单词	overmost
释义	overmostadj.n.adv. Brit. /ˈəʊvəməʊst/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌmoʊst/ Forms: see over adj. and -most suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over adj., -most suffix. Etymology: < over adj. + -most suffix. Compare earlier ovemest (and variants) s.v. umest adj. and n., and also overest adj. Compare overmore adj. Now rare (archaic and English regional (northern and midlands) in later use). A. adj. Uppermost, highest; (of clothing, etc.) outermost. Cf. overest adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > in highest position highestOE umestOE overesta1325 upperestc1374 overmosta1382 supremec1487 upmost1488 uppermostc1500 highermost1593 top1595 topmost1697 headmost1758 culminant1849 tip-topmost1937 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Exod. xxv. 7 A prestys ouermost [a1425 Corpus Oxf. ouermest] cloþing..we clepen a cope. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 227 (MED) Of þat piler in an arche beeþ vers i-write..nameliche of þe ouermest stone. a1425 (?c1375) N. Homily Legendary (Harl.) in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 6 (MED) His ouermast clothes þan of he did. c1475 (a1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 340 An harpe haþe þre partis of hym: þe ouermost in which ben stringis wrastid. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vi. iv. 20 Of thar [sc. steers'] top, betwix the hornys twa, The ovirmast [1553 ouermest] haris hass scho pullit awa. 1543 R. Record Ground of Artes f. 121 Take that ouermost lyne..as yf it were the lowest lyne. 1549 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Stirling (1887) I. 55 Anent the tua uvirmest lychtis. 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xxiii. 145 To plant it in the Over-most and fattest Earth. 1669 Philos. Trans. 1668 (Royal Soc.) 3 854 The Stem cut off near the overmost Joynt. 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua 606 Gwon to th' uvvermost leasow. 1868–9 Proc. Royal Soc. 17 131 We found a number of large fish fragments..constituting the overmost layer of what I in my ‘Geology of Spitzbergen’ called Hecla block-formation. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Owermost, uppermost. 1912 C. A. Smith Star-treader 12 Ere from the overmost Aggressive mountain-cusp, She [sc. the moon] slip to the lower dark. B. n. The uppermost or outermost part; a person who or thing which is uppermost. Cf. overest n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > upper part > top piece or part overmosta1382 overesta1400 topple14.. uppermost1484 topgallant1581 upmost1589 crownwork1594 heading1665 battlement1667 crowning1692 crown piece1766 surmounting1812 crista1849 surmount1879 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1969) Isa. xiii. 5 Fro þe ouermest [a1382 Douce 369(1) ouermost; a1425 L.V. hiȝnesse; L. summitate] of heuene. ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 140 Apostemes in þe depenesse and in þe ouermest [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. superficitee; L. superficie] of þe eeres be cured in þe bygynnynge wiþ some esy repercussyues. a1500 ( Pilgrimage of Soul (Egerton) (1953) i. iv. f. 5 The ouermost of the erthe was most cleer. a1500 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Wellcome) f. 9 (MED) Iueles bules with grustus..if thei be in þe ouermast of the lyme [L. in superficie membri], speciale of þe flesshe, thei bethe cankers as saithe Auysenne. 1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 390/2 [West Yorkshire] T' ou·əməst on əm. C. adv. English regional. Uppermost. rare. ΚΠ 1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. at Uvvermost Mind 'ow yo' put'n them things i' the drawer, an' keep the Maister's collars uvvermost. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.adv.a1382
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