overgarment

[ oh-ver-gahr-muhnt ]

noun

1. an outer garment.

overgarment

/ ˈəʊvəˌɡɑːmənt /

noun

1. any garment worn over other clothes, esp to protect them from wear or dirt

Word History and Origins

Origin of overgarment¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; over-, garment

Example Sentences

Shirt′-sleeve, the sleeve of a shirt; Shirt′-waist, a woman's overgarment or blouse, coming to the waist and belted there.

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Mrs. Lathrop took a fresh wind-about of her overgarment, and prepared to hold her tongue more tightly than ever.

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The overgarment seems to have consisted almost wholly of fringes, leaving the right arm free.

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