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Definition of Look-over
1. Noun. A swift cursory examination or inspection. "I gave him the once-over"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Look-over
Literary usage of Look-over
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"So look over all outward sufferings, and look at the Lord and the Lamb, who is
the First and Last, the Amen; in whom farewell. GF' In the sixth month the ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Ths trees used should be impenetrable to the eye, and so tall that no one can
look over them ; and the paths should be of gravel and well kept The trees ..."
3. The Poet at the Breakfast-table: He Talks with His Fellow-boarders and the by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1891)
"... Our young Scheherezade varies her prose stories now and then, as I told you,
with compositions in verse, one or two of which she has let me look over. ..."
4. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"Some days afterwards I was privileged to look over the new batch, and they were
everything that ... look over ..."
5. Memoirs of Modern Philosophers by Elizabeth Hamilton (1804)
"C ] goes from home, and to-morrow I muft look over your things to prepare for
itj fo as it will be a long time before I have another day, I think we had as ..."
6. Journal [Aug. 1, 1832 to July 17, 1833] by Fanny Kemble (1835)
"over heaps of music, bought some, and ordered some to be sent home for me to look
over. Came home, put out things for the theatre. Dined at three. ..."
7. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"They filed out and Alan spared Davey a look over his shoulder as they slipped
away, head down on his knees, rocking in time with their mother. ..."
8. Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.: Secretary to the by Samuel Pepys, Richard Griffin Braybrooke (1855)
"He and I did look over the list of commanders, and found that we could presently
recollect thirty- seven commanders that have been killed in actuall service ..."
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