overline

1 of 2

transitive verb

: to draw a line or lines over or above

overline

2 of 2

noun

1

: a printed line usually underlined and of a smaller size or different typeface than the headline proper run above a headline and designed to introduce or identify the matter of the story or provoke to read on

2

: the title or explanatory matter above a picture or cartoon in a newspaper or periodical

3

: an insertion, correction, or alteration made above the printed or manuscript line it applies to

—distinquished from underline

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

over entry 1 + line

Noun

over entry 3 + line

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