outer garments

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the garments that are worn over a person's other clothes

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Words nearby outer garments

outer bar, outer barrister, outercoat, outercourse, outer ear, outer garments, Outer Hebrides, Outer Mongolia, outermost, outer planet, outer product

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How to use outer garments in a sentence

Dressed in golden garments, Perrers was referred to as "The Lady of the Sun" by the king.
The Sex Life of King Richard III's Randy Great Great Great Grandfather|Tom Sykes|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite an impressive celebrity guest-list and the extraordinary garments on show, the event failed to make newspaper front pages.
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The twins themselves, played beautifully by Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, are our inner voice and outer voice, says Condon.
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It was in the vestry where the choir was putting on its garments.
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Indeed there is a pre-Hispanic ceremonial site located a scant 400 meters from the outer edge of the Otomí Lake & Villas property.
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The menace of a thunder-cloud approached as in his childhood's dream; disaster lurked behind the quiet outer show.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The nine barricaded the outer gates and placed in the best positions guns loaded with grape.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The others stood silent till they heard the outer door of the apartment close behind him.
Confidence|Henry James
Dobson, mouth agape, struck a little bell on the desk and the orderly stepped in from the outer room.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The wealth, which Ripperda deemed necessary for his expedition, was sewed into various parts of their muleteer garments.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter