overskirt

American  

[oh-ver-skurt] / ˈoʊ vərˌskɜrt /

noun

1. an outer skirt.

2. a skirt worn over the skirt of a dress and caught up or draped to reveal it.

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overskirt British  

/ ˈəʊvəˌskɜːt /

noun

1. an outer skirt, esp one that reveals a decorative underskirt

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Etymology

Origin of overskirt

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; over- + skirt

Example Sentences

Trixy was in a long blue wig and Morgan Wells catsuit with an overskirt, a raised fist in the colors of the Pride flag on the chest.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023

She removed her long shimmering overskirt and put it aside, like a superhero slipping off her wrap before settling into the very human business of a match that began, for her, shakily.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

In time, two- and three-piece black ensembles of top, trousers and overskirt, oddly like feminized sailor suits, let women plunge in but not go too far.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022

She liked the peplum overskirt in the long gowns she’d drawn, but the symmetry felt wrong.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2011

I held my overskirt out in front of me to keep the raspberries from being crushed.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson