noun
Etymology
Origin of overskirt
Example Sentences
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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 later removed the overskirt for the reception in the evening.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2020
I held my overskirt out in front of me to keep the raspberries from being crushed.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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