All-over

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A suntan that covers the entire body, as achieved by sunbathing in the nude.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Over the whole area or extent. not-comparable

    "Charing Cross station of the old South-Eastern Railway differed much in appearance from that of today, as it had an arched all-over roof, which collapsed some nine years later and was replaced by the present one."

Synonyms

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aboutad infinitumall over hellall roundall throughalways

Example

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"Charing Cross station of the old South-Eastern Railway differed much in appearance from that of today, as it had an arched all-over roof, which collapsed some nine years later and was replaced by the present one."

Etymology

From Middle English alover. By surface analysis, all + over.

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