overleaf

[ oh-ver-leef ]

adverb
  1. on the other side of the page or sheet.

Origin of overleaf

1
First recorded in 1605–15; over- + leaf

Words Nearby overleaf

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How to use overleaf in a sentence

  • But on the top of the page overleaf my eye caught sight of a parenthesis, within which were the words "Italian Opera excepted."

    The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I | James H. Mapleson
  • There are various ways of raising embroidery, the principal of which are illustrated on the sampler overleaf.

    Art in Needlework | Lewis F. Day
  • Here Miss Belcher turned a page, glanced overleaf, and came to a full stop.

    Poison Island | Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (Q)
  • It is interesting to compare this reproduction with the larger one overleaf.

    The Art of Illustration | Henry Blackburn
  • overleaf are given the figures for four years, the gallons being calculated at the rate of 10 lb of milk to the gallon.

British Dictionary definitions for overleaf

overleaf

/ (ˌəʊvəˈliːf) /


adverb
  1. on the other side of the page: Also: overpage

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