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allover

extending over the entire surface, as a decorative pattern: an allover design of red roses
Not to be confused with:
all over – finished: It is all over now.; everywhere: There were people all over the place.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

all-o·ver

also all·o·ver (ôl′ō′vər)
adj.
Covering an entire surface: wallpaper with an all-over pattern; an allover tan.
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all•ov•er

(ˈɔlˌoʊ vər)

adj.
1. repeated over the entire surface, as a decorative pattern.
n.
2. a fabric with an allover pattern.
[1570–80]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.allover - covering the entire surfaceallover - covering the entire surface; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan"
complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"
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