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Meaning of overflourish | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To make excessive display or flourish of.
    obsolete
  2. To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over.
    obsolete

Examples

“Men, like falle Glasses, generally represent their Complexion better than Nature has made it. And as they are likely to overflourish their own Case, ſo their Flattery is hardest to be discover'd .”
“the beauteous evil / Are empty trunks o'erflourished by the devil”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

overflourished overflourishes overflourishing overflours overflow overflowed

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