overarch

American  

[oh-ver-ahrch] / ˌoʊ vərˈɑrtʃ /

verb (used with object)

1. to span with or like an arch.

   A new bridge overarches the river.

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verb (used without object)

1. to form an arch over something.

   a cerulean sky overarching in the early twilight.

overarch British  

/ ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃ /

verb

1. (tr) to form an arch over

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Etymology

Origin of overarch

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

Example Sentences

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overarch

In its place he developed a lively and somewhat overarch Guedalla English which soon helped to make biographies almost as popular reading as novels.

From Time Magazine Archive

His great soul overhung his friends as the harvests overarch the fields, "filling the flowers with heat by day, and cooling them with dews by night."

From A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character by Hillis, Newell Dwight

The dim light from the vast and empty overarch of sky, powdered with a wonder of stars, showed him the vague outline of her face.

From Darkness and Dawn by England, George Allan

On the left, lofty old trees overarch the spot.

From Little Eyolf by Archer, William

I again perceive   The soothing influence of the wafted strains,   And settle in soft musings as I tread   The walk, still verdant, under oaks and elms,   Whose outspread branches overarch the glade.

From English Poets of the Eighteenth Century by Bernbaum, Ernest