overpluck en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English pluck English overpluck From over- + pluck.
Meanings
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To pluck something too much, usually one's eyebrows
Brows should be sculpted, but not severe (no overplucking), with a high arch.
2009 January 8, Laura Holson, “Working Toward Veronica Lake”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overplucked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overplucked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overplucks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overplucking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |