allover

American  

[awl-oh-ver] / ˈɔlˌoʊ vər /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a fabric with an allover pattern.

Etymology

Origin of allover

First recorded in 1570–80; all + over

Example Sentences

There’s an allover quality to most of them; only rarely does he suggest a figure-ground relationship.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

In these images, elegant figures dressed in head-to-toe onesies and allover masks wear flowing wigs of flowers.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2022

Each picture is free-form yet impeccably controlled, whether the heathered, allover “Winter Roses” or the smoldering “Vespers,” dominated by half of a sun-like yellow-and-orange circle.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2022

It dates from 1922, and takes the form of triangles that lock together into an allover pattern of blue and pink, brown and olive.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2021

By eight o’clock, the deliveries will start arriving—chains from allover the country and all around the globe.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman