overgarment
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of overgarment
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; over-, garment
Example Sentences
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Shrewd, he covered the white death robe with a dark overgarment and lay in wait for Prince Regent Hirohito near the Regent's Palace.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eluding the authorities he reached the huge Liverpool terminus by night to find a faithful friend waiting on the platform for him with the sorely needed overgarment.
From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir
Mrs. Lathrop took a fresh wind-about of her overgarment, and prepared to hold her tongue more tightly than ever.
From Susan Clegg and a Man in the House by Stephens, Alice Barber
The fifteenth century shows another style, a long sleeveless overgarment, reaching to the floor, fastened on shoulders and swinging loose, to show at sides the undergown.
From Woman as Decoration by Burbank, Emily
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