overclothes

[ oh-ver-klohz, -klohthz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. clothing worn outside other garments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of overclothes¹

First recorded in 1855–60; over- + clothes

Example Sentences

They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.

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Now you'll have to do the waiting, Johansson, while I take the overclothes.

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They wore greasy overclothes and their sleeves were rolled up.

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He was quite a different looking man when out of his greasy overclothes, but there was no doubting his identity.

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But when they quit he climbed down, took off his overclothes, folded them carefully and carried them away with him.

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