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overgarment

American

[oh-ver-gahr-muhnt] / ˈoʊ vərˌgɑr mənt /

noun

an outer garment.

overgarment British

/ ˈəʊvəˌɡɑːmənt /

noun

any garment worn over other clothes, esp to protect them from wear or dirt

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Etymology

Origin of overgarment

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; over-, garment

Example Sentences

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Shrewd, he covered the white death robe with a dark overgarment and lay in wait for Prince Regent Hirohito near the Regent's Palace.

From Time Magazine Archive

Eluding the authorities he reached the huge Liverpool terminus by night to find a faithful friend waiting on the platform for him with the sorely needed overgarment.

From Project Gutenberg

The fifteenth century shows another style, a long sleeveless overgarment, reaching to the floor, fastened on shoulders and swinging loose, to show at sides the undergown.

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Mrs. Lathrop took a fresh wind-about of her overgarment, and prepared to hold her tongue more tightly than ever.

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