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

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

Look both romantic and seriously cool in this long-sleeve, lace minidress with a long silk overskirt.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2018

The aubergine bodysuit with Swiss-dotted cap sleeves and overskirt that would have coordinated so nicely with the red carpet at the Emmys the night before?

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2015

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

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson