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all-over

adj

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from alover

Definitions

  1. Over the whole area or extent.

    • 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.

  2. A suntan that covers the entire body, as achieved by sunbathing in the nude.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA