overarch

[ oh-ver-ahrch ]

verb (used with object)

1. to span with or like an arch:

   A new bridge overarches the river.

verb (used without object)

1. to form an arch over something:

   a cerulean sky overarching in the early twilight.

overarch

/ ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃ /

verb

1. tr to form an arch over

Word History and Origins

Origin of overarch¹

First recorded in 1660–70; over- + arch ¹

Example Sentences

The scene from which he looked down,—was it the mere upper chamber of Juda, or did it overarch the human world?

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What matters it that the tree planted to-day shall never overarch and protect you from the smiting sun?

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How abstract would be anything common to all times and places, how terrible a mocking truth that should overarch them for ever!

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"To thee—and to thy seed:" these words span the gulf of two thousand years, and overarch the Mosaic dispensation.

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Wonderful, too, are the Palms that overarch the driveway, and beautiful the gardens and panorama beyond.

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