overclothes

American  

[oh-ver-klohz, -klohthz] / ˌoʊ vərˌkloʊz, -ˌkloʊðz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. clothing worn outside other garments.

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Etymology

Origin of overclothes

First recorded in 1855–60; over- + clothes

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Example Sentences

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overclothes

Then he had a flitting glimpse of a man in grimy overclothes scrambling terror-frenzied from beneath the Rosemary.

From A Fool for Love by Francis Lynde

Brockway found a grimy suit of overclothes and took off his coat.

From A Romance in Transit by Francis Lynde

"Better get you some overclothes if you're goin' to ride up here," he suggested.

From A Romance in Transit by Francis Lynde

I’ve been sent to look for her with these overclothes and umbrella. 

From Two on a Tower by Thomas Hardy

But when they quit he climbed down, took off his overclothes, folded them carefully and carried them away with him.

From Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike by Cy Warman

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