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[oh-ver-lahyn] / ˈoʊ vərˌlaɪn /

noun

Printing, Journalism.

1. a cutline, usually of one line, appearing over a picture, cartoon, etc.

2. kicker.

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Etymology

Origin of overline

First recorded in 1850–55; over- + line ¹

Example Sentences

So what we did in first grade, every single time we did something like this, we just write it in pencil and then overline it.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2017

It’s got a big picture of a muscular fellow in a spiky crown and an overline that says, “The literary classic that inspired the epic video game.”

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2010

Mixture wool or mixture worsted yarns made into fabrics, decorations applied in color; cable, silk, and weave effects in stripes or overline color checks, suitable for men’s wear, or decorated suitable for woman’s wear.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

In the other available text, the body text has homotelẽto with clear overline.

From A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes by Hildebrandt, Herbert William

The overline never occurs in a partial line, as at paragraph-end.

From A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful by Peter Martyr; Wherunto is Added A Sermon made of the Confessing of Christ and His Gospel and of the Denying of the same, by Henry Bullinger by Martyr, Peter