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overflourish (iou) and sparkler (iou)


overflourish (iou)



overflourish verb. L16.
[from OVER- + FLOURISH verb.]
verb intrans. Flourish or thrive exceedingly. Also, be excessively embellished with. Only in L16.
verb trans. Cover with blossom or verdure. E17.
verb trans. Embellish excessively. Only in E18.

sparkler (iou)



sparkler noun. E18.
[from SPARKLE verb1 + -ER1.]
A person (esp. a young woman) who sparkles or is vivacious or witty. E18.
A bright or sparkling eye. Usu. in pl. arch. slang. M18.
A sparkling jewel, esp. a diamond. colloq. E19.
A sparkling Wine. colloq. M19.
A sparkling firework designed to be hand-held. L19.