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Definition of Overalls
1. n. pl. A kind of loose trousers worn over others to protect them from soiling.
Definition of Overalls
1. Noun. (plural of overall) ¹
2. Noun. (qualifier not US) Loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them. ¹
3. Noun. (qualifier US only) Loose fitting pair of pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overalls
1. overall [n] - See also: overall
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overalls
Literary usage of Overalls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Employment of Women in the Clothing Trade by Mabel Hurd Willett (1902)
"CHAPTER VII THE FACTORY SYSTEM IN THE overalls TRADE HARDLY a greater contrast
in work-places, in the method and organization of work, and in the general ..."
2. Machinery (1902)
"The overalls were put in through the hole with two or three pails of water, ...
The overalls were then removed and rinsed in clean water and hung up to dry. ..."
3. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, New York (State). Governor, 1801-1804 (George Clinton), Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1902)
"Enos Thompson Gives the Names of Persona Who Refused to Furnish Shirts or overalls
for the Troops. Charlotte July 17th 1780. Sir, In Compliance with the ..."
4. We; a Confession of Faith for the American People During and After the War by Gerald Stanley Lee (1916)
"And now'here is John D. Rockefeller, Jr., this morning in melodramatic overalls,
with the Associated Press, the United States and the miners, all looking on ..."
5. We; a Confession of Faith for the American People During and After the War by Gerald Stanley Lee (1916)
"And now here is John D. Rockefeller, Jr., this morning in melodramatic overalls,
with the Associated Press, the United i States and the miners, ..."
6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"The first item In this inventory Is "175 dozen overalls and coats, $650, ...
With respect to the Item "175 dozen overalls and coats" and all Items of ..."
7. Industrial Law by Frank Tillyard (1916)
"(+) (d) No person shall be allowed to work in any process included in the Schedule
without wearing the above-named overalls and head-coverings, ..."
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