overclothes

American  

[oh-ver-klohz, -klohthz] / ˌoʊ vərˌkloʊz, -ˌkloʊðz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. clothing worn outside other garments.

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Etymology

Origin of overclothes

First recorded in 1855–60; over- + clothes

Example Sentences

I’ve been sent to look for her with these overclothes and umbrella. 

From Two on a Tower by Hardy, Thomas

Then he had a flitting glimpse of a man in grimy overclothes scrambling terror-frenzied from beneath the Rosemary.

From A Fool for Love by Lynde, Francis

"Better get you some overclothes if you're goin' to ride up here," he suggested.

From A Romance in Transit by Lynde, Francis

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

From Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike by Warman, Cy

Brockway found a grimy suit of overclothes and took off his coat.

From A Romance in Transit by Lynde, Francis