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outer garments

British  

plural noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They wore brightly colored outer garments called surcoats over their armor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2023

If police officers believe the detainee is armed, an officer can conduct a frisk by passing his hands over the person’s outer garments.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2019

We have all become accustomed to the security screening routine in all American airports: take off your jackets, sweaters and any outer garments.

From Forbes • Feb. 22, 2012

Fluctuating Hemlines, a sharply observed portrait of a group of young people who peel off their outer garments and expose their inner selves, is the work of Septime Webre, the new artistic director.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mitraillette’s pullover does fit, and I have a many-times patched over wool jacket that once belonged to her brother, but the combination of these warm outer garments and the dowdy frock looks dead weird.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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