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overclothes

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

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. clothing worn outside other garments.


Etymology

Origin of overclothes

First recorded in 1855–60; over- + clothes

Example Sentences

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It was nearly midnight when Bennie finished trying on his overclothes and finally fell asleep.

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

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

From Two on a Tower by Thomas Hardy

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 Cy Warman

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

From A Romance in Transit by Francis Lynde

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 Francis Lynde

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