allover

[ awl-oh-ver ]

/ ˈɔlˌoʊ vər /

adjective

extending or repeated over the entire surface, as a decorative pattern.

noun

a fabric with an allover pattern.

Origin of allover

First recorded in 1570–80; all + over

Words nearby allover

all' ottava, allottee, allotype, all-out, all outdoors, big as, allover, all over but the shouting, all over one, all-overs, all over the place, all over with

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Example sentences from the Web for allover

Stripes in this sample group either border the edge of the cloth or make an allover pattern.
Chincha Plain-weave cloths|Lila M. O'Neale
Engaged in the earlier years of the music business was Woodworth, Allover & Co.
Sixty Years of California Song|Margaret Blake-Alverson
Woodworth, Allover & Co. dealt mostly in imported French pianos and harmoniums.
Sixty Years of California Song|Margaret Blake-Alverson
This is Portuguese allover—indolence, piousness, poverty, impotence.
Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

The gondolas multiplied and spotted it allover; every gondola and gondolier looking, at a distance, precisely like every other.
Italian Hours|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for allover

all-over

adjective

covering the entire surface

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Idioms and Phrases with allover

all over

Everywhere. The phrase may be used alone, as in I've looked all over for that book, or The very thought of poison ivy makes me itch all over. In addition it can be used as a preposition, meaning “throughout,” as in The news spread all over town. [Early 1600s] Also see far and wide.

In all respects, as in He is his Aunt Mary all over. Charles Lamb had this usage in a letter (1799) about a poem: “The last lines ... are Burns all over.” [Early 1700s]

Also, all over again. Again from the beginning. For example, They're going to play the piece all over, or Do you mean you're starting all over again? [Mid-1500s]

Also, all over with. Quite finished, completed, as in By the time I arrived the game was all over, or Now that she passed the test, her problems are all over with. This phrase uses over in the sense of “finished,” a usage dating from the 1300s. Also see all over but the shouting; have it (all over), def. 4.

单词	allover
释义	allover [ awl-oh-ver ] / ˈɔlˌoʊ vər / adjective extending or repeated over the entire surface, as a decorative pattern. noun a fabric with an allover pattern. Origin of allover First recorded in 1570–80; all + over Words nearby allover all' ottava, allottee, allotype, all-out, all outdoors, big as, allover, all over but the shouting, all over one, all-overs, all over the place, all over with Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for allover Stripes in this sample group either border the edge of the cloth or make an allover pattern. Chincha Plain-weave cloths\|Lila M. O'Neale Engaged in the earlier years of the music business was Woodworth, Allover & Co. Sixty Years of California Song\|Margaret Blake-Alverson Woodworth, Allover & Co. dealt mostly in imported French pianos and harmoniums. Sixty Years of California Song\|Margaret Blake-Alverson This is Portuguese allover—indolence, piousness, poverty, impotence. Following the Equator, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) The gondolas multiplied and spotted it allover; every gondola and gondolier looking, at a distance, precisely like every other. Italian Hours\|Henry James British Dictionary definitions for allover all-over adjective covering the entire surface Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with allover all over 1 Everywhere. The phrase may be used alone, as in I've looked all over for that book, or The very thought of poison ivy makes me itch all over. In addition it can be used as a preposition, meaning “throughout,” as in The news spread all over town. [Early 1600s] Also see far and wide. 2 In all respects, as in He is his Aunt Mary all over. Charles Lamb had this usage in a letter (1799) about a poem: “The last lines ... are Burns all over.” [Early 1700s] 3 Also, all over again. Again from the beginning. For example, They're going to play the piece all over, or Do you mean you're starting all over again? [Mid-1500s] 4 Also, all over with. Quite finished, completed, as in By the time I arrived the game was all over, or Now that she passed the test, her problems are all over with. This phrase uses over in the sense of “finished,” a usage dating from the 1300s. Also see all over but the shouting; have it (all over), def. 4. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to allover pervasive, universal, omnipresent, everywhere, ubiquitous, prevalent, broad, global, unlimited, common, comprehensive, extensive, catholic, cosmopolitan, generic, empyrean, general, regular, sweeping, total
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allover

adjective

noun

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adjective

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