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

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Example Sentences

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overskirt

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

Yet, while the tapering small-waisted form of the light brown “Samurai 7” suggests an armored, crouched combatant, it also evokes the triangular bodice and full overskirt of an Elizabethan gown.

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2016

Mother’s shift and blue-and-white striped overskirt fit better than I had imagined.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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